Young

[ yuhng ]

/ yʌŋ /

noun

Andrew (Jackson, Jr.),born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.

Art(hur Henry),1866–1944, U.S. cartoonist and author.

Brigham,1801–77, U.S. leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Charles,1864–1922, U.S. army colonel: highest-ranking black officer in World War I.

Denton T.Cy,1867–1955, U.S. baseball player.

Edward,1683–1765, English poet.

Ella,1867–1956, Irish poet and mythologist in the U.S.

Lester WillisPresPrez,1909–59, U.S. jazz tenor saxophonist.

Owen D.,1874–1962, U.S. lawyer, industrialist, government administrator, and financier.

Stark,1881–1963, U.S. drama critic, novelist, and playwright.

Thomas,1773–1829, English physician, physicist, mathematician, and Egyptologist.

Whitney M., Jr.,1921–71, U.S. social worker and educator: executive director of the National Urban League 1961–71.

British Dictionary definitions for brigham young (1 of 2)

young

/ (jʌŋ) /

adjective younger (ˈjʌŋɡə) or youngest (ˈjʌŋɡɪst)

having lived, existed, or been made or known for a relatively short timea young man; a young movement; a young country
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the young

youthful or having qualities associated with youth; vigorous or lively she's very young for her age

of or relating to youth in my young days

having been established or introduced for a relatively short time a young member

in an early stage of progress or development; not far advanced the day was young

geography

(of mountains) formed in the Alpine orogeny and still usually rugged in outline
another term for youthful (def. 4)

(often capital) of or relating to a rejuvenated group or movement or one claiming to represent the younger members of the population, esp one adhering to a political ideology Young England; Young Socialists

noun

(functioning as plural) offspring, esp young animals a rabbit with her young

with young (of animals) pregnant

Derived forms of young

youngish, adjective

Word Origin for young

Old English geong; related to Old Saxon, Old High German iung, Old Norse ungr, Latin iuvenis, Sanskrit yuvan

British Dictionary definitions for brigham young (2 of 2)

Young

/ (jʌŋ) /

noun

Brigham (ˈbrɪɡəm). 1801–77, US Mormon leader, who led the Mormon migration to Utah and founded Salt Lake City (1847)

Edward. 1683–1765, English poet and dramatist, noted for his Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality (1742–45)

Lester. 1909–59, US saxophonist and clarinetist. He was a leading early exponent of the tenor saxophone in jazz

Neil (Percival). born 1945, Canadian rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His albums include Harvest (1972), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Ragged Glory (1990), and Prairie Wind (2005)

Thomas. 1773–1829, English physicist, physician, and Egyptologist. He helped to establish the wave theory of light by his experiments on optical interference and assisted in the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone

Medical definitions for brigham young (1 of 2)

Young

[ yŭng ]

John 1907-1997

British biologist whose experiments with the giant nerve cells of squid contributed to the knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of nerves.

Medical definitions for brigham young (2 of 2)

Young

Thomas 1773-1829

British physician and physicist who in 1801 postulated the three-color theory of color vision. Young also discovered (1801) astigmatism and described accommodation.

Scientific definitions for brigham young

Young

[ yŭng ]

Thomas 1773-1829

British physicist and physician who is best known for his contributions to the wave theory of light and his discovery of how the lens of the human eye changes shape to focus on objects of different distances. He also studied surface tension and elasticity, and Young's modulus (a measure of the rigidity of materials) is named for him. He is also credited with the first scientific definition of the word energy.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

Young

noun

British Dictionary definitions for brigham young (1 of 2)

adjective younger (ˈjʌŋɡə) or youngest (ˈjʌŋɡɪst)

noun

Derived forms of young

Word Origin for young

British Dictionary definitions for brigham young (2 of 2)

noun

Medical definitions for brigham young (1 of 2)

Medical definitions for brigham young (2 of 2)

Scientific definitions for brigham young