juvenal
juvenal · juvenals
A juvenal birdA juvenal bird.
» During Christmas dinner, an immense nostalgia came over us as we remembered when Juvenal was alive.
Meaning
2 sensesA juvenal bird.
(obsolete)A youth.
More definitions
- Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
Examples
1 sentencesDuring Christmas dinner, an immense nostalgia came over us as we remembered when Juvenal was alive.
Origin
From Latin iuvenālis (“youthful”), from iuvenis (“youth”).From Latin iuvenālis (“youthful”), from iuvenis (“youth”).
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Forms
plural: juvenalsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140):Decimus Junius Juvenalis
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedjuvenileC1