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Adolescent vs Adulthood - What's the difference?

adolescent | adulthood |

As nouns the difference between adolescent and adulthood

is that adolescent is a teenager; a juvenile after puberty while adulthood is the time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being.

As an adjective adolescent

is characteristic]] of, or relating to, or [[undergo|undergoing adolescence; immature.

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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    adulthood

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being.
    • The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.

    Antonyms

    * childhood English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs