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juvenility

[ joo-vuh-nil-i-tee ]

/ ˌdʒu vəˈnɪl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural ju·ve·nil·i·ties.

juvenile state, character, or manner.

juvenilities, youthful qualities or acts.

an instance of being juvenile.

Origin of juvenility

First recorded in 1615–25; juvenile + -ity

Words nearby juvenility

juvenile retinoschisis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile xanthogranuloma, juvenile-onset diabetes, juvenilia, juvenility, juvenilize, juventa fons, juvie, juxtaepiphysial, juxtaglomerular

Example sentences from the Web for juvenility

I have elsewhere pointed out the juvenility and infatuation of this error.

A Logic Of Facts |George Jacob Holyoake
A son and daughter who had hardly passed the confines of juvenility, with the necessary attendants, formed his household.

Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862 |Various
He is a modest youth, who knows his juvenility, and seeks becoming guardianship.

Confession |W. Gilmore Simms
The period of juvenility was shamefully sacrificed to superstition.

The System of Nature, Volume 2 |Paul Henri Thiery (Baron D'Holbach)

The juvenility of him was catching, if it was indeed the man, and not one of the actor's properties.

The Celt and Saxon, Complete |George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for juvenility

juvenility

/ (ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɪlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the quality or condition of being juvenile, esp of being immature

(often plural) a juvenile act or manner

juveniles collectively