Young vs. Youthful
Difference Between Young and Youthful
Youngadjective
Being in an early period of life, development, or growth.
Youthfuladjective
Characterized by youth; young
the youthful king.Youngadjective
Newly begun or formed; not advanced
a young biotech company.Youthfuladjective
Typical of or suggesting youth
youthful rebelliousness.Youngadjective
Relating to, typical of, or suggestive of youth or early life
He is young for his age.Youthfuladjective
In an early stage of development; new
a youthful nation.Youngadjective
Lacking experience; immature
a young hand at plowing.Youthfuladjective
(Geology) Young
a youthful streambed.Youngadjective
Being the junior of two people having the same name.
Youthfuladjective
Young or seeming young.
a youthful butlerYoungadjective
(Geology) Being of an early stage in a geologic cycle. Used of bodies of water and land formations.
Youthfuladjective
Characteristic of young people.
youthful vivacityYoungnoun
Young persons considered as a group; youth
entertainment for the young.Youthfuladjective
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
Youngnoun
Offspring; brood
a lioness with her young.Youngadjective
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
a lamb is a young sheep;these picture books are for young readersYoungadjective
At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
the age of space travel is still young;a young businessYoungadjective
(Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
How young is your dog?Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month.Youngadjective
Junior (of two related people with the same name).
Youngadjective
(of a decade of life) Early.
Youngadjective
Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.Youngadjective
Of or belonging to the early part of life.
The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.Youngadjective
(obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
Youngnoun
People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.
The young of today are well-educated.Youngnoun
Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).
The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.The lion's young are curious.Youngnoun
An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.
Youngverb
To become or seem to become younger.
Youngverb
To cause to appear younger.
Youngverb
(geology) To exhibit younging.
Youngnoun
any immature animal
Youngnoun
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
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United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
Youngnoun
British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
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United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
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English poet (1683-1765)
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United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
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United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)
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young people collectively;
rock music appeals to the youngyouth everywhere rises in revoltYoungadjective
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth;
young peopleYoungadjective
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity;
new potatoesyoung corn
