Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

youthful

/ˈjuθfəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: youth-ful
IPA: /ˈjuθfəl/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Young or seeming young.

adj

Characteristic of young people.

Example Sentences

"a youthful butler"
"Southgate is presiding over a talented, youthful squad and there is enough attacking weaponry to test the best in the Euros"
"youthful vivacity"

Etymology

From youth + -ful.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjuθfəl/
British English: /ˈjuːθfəl/

Inflected Forms

more youthful (comparative) most youthful (superlative)

Derived Forms

overyouthful unyouthful youthfulize youthfully youthfulness

Phrases

youthful indiscretion youthful offender youthful river

Synonyms

juvenescent lively sprightly spry young fresh-faced baby-faced juvenile hebetic youngling youngly youngsome

Rhymes With

truthful untruthful

Questions

How do you pronounce youthful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuθfəl/.
What does youthful mean?: Young or seeming young.
Where does youthful come from?: From youth + -ful.

How to pronounce youthful

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