youth
The quality or state of being youngThe quality or state of being young.
» We should take his youth into account.
Meaning
5 senses(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
(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
(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)
(countable)A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
Heranwachsender, junger Mann, Jugendlicher
ю́ношаjúnoša, молодо́й челове́кmolodój čelovék, па́реньpárenʹ
юна́кjunák, па́рубокpárubok, хло́пецьxlópecʹ
(uncountable)Young persons, collectively.
Jugend, Jugendliche
молодёжьmolodjóžʹ
мо́лодіжmólodiž, мо́лодьmólodʹ, юна́цтвоjunáctvo
young people collectively
Examples
401 sentencesWe should take his youth into account.
He was very wild in his youth.
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.
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.
Is there a youth hostel around here?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English youthe, youghte, ȝouþe, from Old English ġeoguþ (“the state of being yFrom 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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Forms
plural: youthsSynonyms
24 synonyms- the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person:youthfulnessjuvenility
- an early period of development:early days
- young people collectively:young
- a young person (especially a young man or boy):young personyounkerspring chicken
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
47 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable