young
/jʌŋ/noun, adjective1 syllable
Young means: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.
Synonyms for young55
noun, as in United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
noun, as in United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
noun, as in United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
noun, as in United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
noun, as in 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)
noun, as in English poet (1683-1765)
noun, as in 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)
noun, as in any immature animal
noun, as in young people collectively
adjective, as in (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
adjective, as in not tried or tested by experience
adjective, as in (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
adjective, as in being in its early stage
Opposites of young
What does young mean?14
adjective
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth“young people”
not tried or tested by experience“unseasoned artillery volunteers”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh“he is young for his age”
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity“new potatoes”
being in its early stage“a young industry”
noun
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
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)
English poet (1683-1765)
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)
any immature animal
young people collectively“rock music appeals to the young”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with young?14
Young in a sentence
- Indeed he is young, but he is prudent.AlanF_US
- It is true that he is young, but he is very reliable.CK
- It is true that he is young, but he is clever.CK
- He may still be young, but he really is a reliable person.Snout
- Indeed he is still young, but he is very prudent.Joffrey
- As is evident from the data, smoking is not decreasing among the young.CM
- Much to my surprise, my song appealed to many young people.CK
- At her age, she still preserved the appearance of a young girl.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of young
as a noun
- plural
- youngs
as a adjective
- comparative
- younger
- superlative
- youngest