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Adolescence vs Adolescent - What's the difference?

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Adolescent is a related term of adolescence.



As nouns the difference between adolescence and adolescent

is that adolescence is the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity while adolescent is a teenager; a juvenile after puberty.

As an adjective adolescent is

characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.

adolescence

English

Noun

  • The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
    • During adolescence , the body and mind go through many complex changes, some of which are difficult to deal with.

    Synonyms

    * teendom * teenhood

    Related terms

    * adolescent

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    adolescent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Characteristic]] of, or relating to, or [[undergo, undergoing adolescence; immature.
  • * Cowper
    • Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.

    Related terms

    * adolescence * adult

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A teenager; a juvenile after puberty.

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