Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable)The quality or state of being young.

    Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.

    Jugend, Jugendlichkeit

    ю́ностьjúnostʹ, мо́лодостьmólodostʹ

    мо́лодістьmólodistʹ, ю́ністьjúnistʹ, юна́цтвоjunáctvo

    early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced

  2. (uncountable)The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.

    Make the most of your youth, it will not last forever.

    I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.

    Jugend, Jugendzeit

    мо́лодостьmólodostʹ, ю́ностьjúnostʹ

    мо́лодістьmólodistʹ, ю́ністьjúnistʹ, юна́цтвоjunáctvo

    the time of life between childhood and maturity

  3. (countable)A young person.

    There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.

    Jugendlicher, Jugendliche

    молодо́й челове́кmolodój čelovék

    молода́ люди́наmolodá ljudýna

    a young person (especially a young man or boy)

  4. (countable)A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

    Heranwachsender, junger Mann, Jugendlicher

    ю́ношаjúnoša, молодо́й челове́кmolodój čelovék, па́реньpárenʹ

    юна́кjunák, па́рубокpárubok, хло́пецьxlópecʹ

  5. (uncountable)Young persons, collectively.

    Jugend, Jugendliche

    молодёжьmolodjóžʹ

    мо́лодіжmólodiž, мо́лодьmólodʹ, юна́цтвоjunáctvo

    young people collectively

Examples

401 sentences
  1. We should take his youth into account.

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  2. He was very wild in his youth.

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  3. Whenever I hear that song, I remember my youth.

    ruВсякий раз, заслышав эту песню, я вспоминаю молодость.

    deJedes Mal, wenn ich das Lied höre, erinnere ich mich an meine Jugend.

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  4. The old man spent most of his time looking back on his youth.

    deDer alte Mann verbrachte den Großteil seiner Zeit damit, auf seine Jugend zurückzuschauen.

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  5. Is there a youth hostel around here?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
quality or state of being young:
young person:
young man:
young persons, collectively:
Русский
By meaning 4
quality or state of being young:
young person:
young man:
young persons, collectively:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
quality or state of being young:
part of life following childhood:
young person:
young man:

Origin

From Middle English youthe, youghte, ȝouþe, from Old English ġeoguþ (“the state of being y

From Middle English youthe, youghte, ȝouþe, from Old English ġeoguþ (“the state of being young; youth”), from Proto-West Germanic *juwunþa, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþō, *jugunþiz (“youth”), corresponding to young + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Juugd, West Frisian jeugd, Dutch jeugd, German Low German Jöögd, German Jugend.

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