adj.
Pronunciation: ' yüth-f ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1557
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of youth < youthful inexperience>
2 : being young and not yet mature
3 : marked by or possessing youth < youthful dancers>
4 : having the vitality or freshness of youth : VIGOROUS <my youthful grandparents>
5 : having accomplished or undergone little erosion < youthful mountains>
– youth · ful · ly \ -f ə -l ē \ adverb
– youth · ful · ness noun