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adolescent

/ˌæd.əˈlɛs.ənt/noun, adjective4 syllables

Adolescent means: being of the age 13 through 19.

Synonyms for adolescent10

noun, as in a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

stripling, teenager, teen

adjective, as in being of the age 13 through 19

teen, teenage, teenaged, young, immature

adjective, as in displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

jejune, juvenile, puerile, immature

adjective, as in in the state of development between puberty and maturity

immature

What does adolescent mean?5

adjective

1

being of the age 13 through 19“teenage mothers”

2

displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity“adolescent insecurity”

3

in the state of development between puberty and maturity“adolescent boys and girls”

4

relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent“adolescent problems”

noun

1

a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with adolescent?4

two syllables

crescent

three syllables

fluorescentincessant

four syllables

incandescent
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Adolescent in a sentence

  • Impoverished, uneducated adolescents living in rural areas are most affected.The_World_Factbook
  • Education about birth control might help cut down on adolescent pregnancies.CM
  • It is said that adolescent friendships do not often last.unknown
  • The adolescent giraffe was banished from the herd.Amastan
  • The brain of an adolescent is still forming.Amastan
  • There's nothing more forced than an adolescent trying to look natural.Alairis
  • The book is considered a classic piece of adolescent literature.CM
  • The majority of adolescent drug users are bored.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of adolescent

as a noun

plural
adolescents