juvenescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Becoming juvenile or young.
  2. Catachresis for juvenile.

Pronunciation

/ˌdʒuvəˈnɛsənt/

Word forms

juvenescent more juvenescent most juvenescent

Etymology

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

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