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juvenescent

/ˌdʒuvəˈnɛsənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ju-ve-nes-cent
IPA
/ˌdʒuvəˈnɛsənt/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Especially of one's mind or spirit, becoming juvenile or young.

adj

Catachresis for juvenile.

Etymology

From Latin juvenescens, present participle of juvenesco; by surface analysis, juven(ile) + -escent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more juvenescent (comparative) most juvenescent (superlative)

Derived Forms

semperjuvenescent

Frequently Paired Words

juvenescence juvenility

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

How do you pronounce juvenescent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdʒuvəˈnɛsənt/.
What does juvenescent mean?
Especially of one's mind or spirit, becoming juvenile or young.
Where does juvenescent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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