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Youthful vs Adulthood - What's the difference?

youthful | adulthood |

As an adjective youthful

is young or seeming young.

As a noun adulthood is

the time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being.

youthful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Young or seeming young.
  • Characteristic of young people.

    • Synonyms

    * lively * sprightly * spry * young

    Derived terms

    * youthful river

    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