Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

youthfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: youth-ful-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vitality characteristic of youth.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But it was not the sadness, nor indeed, strictly speaking, the infantileness of the face of Isabel which so singularly impressed him with the idea of her original and changeless youthfulness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English youthful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English youthfulness From youthful + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

youthfulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

youth juvenility

Questions

What does youthfulness mean?: The vitality characteristic of youth.
Where does youthfulness come from?: Etymology tree English youthful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English youthfulness From youthful + -ness.

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