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Youthful vs Mouthful - What's the difference?

youthful | mouthful |

As an adjective youthful

is young or seeming young.

As a noun mouthful is

the amount that will fit in a mouth.

youthful

English

Adjective

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

    * lively * sprightly * spry * young

    Derived terms

    * youthful river

    mouthful

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The amount that will fit in a mouth.
  • * He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in.
  • (slang) Quite a bit.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VII , passage=“Unquestionably his metabolism is unduly susceptible to stresses resulting from the interaction of external excitations,” he said, and Bobbie patted him on the shoulder in a maternal sort of way, a thing I wouldn't have cared to do myself though our relations were, as I have indicated, more cordial than they had been at one time, and told him he had said a mouthful .}}
  • Something difficult to pronounce or say.
  • * "She sells sea shells" is a bit of a mouthful to say.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter X , passage=“Yes, you may leave this little matter entirely to me, Mr Wooster.” “I wish you'd call me Bertie.” “Certainly, certainly.” “And might I call you Roderick?” “I shall be delighted.” “Or Roddy? Roderick's rather a mouthful .” “Whichever you prefer.”}}
  • * 2010 , Alexander Irvine, Iron Man 2: The Junior Novel , page 77
  • "Tony, I'm the executive director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Strategic Homeland Intelligence, Enforcement, and Logistics Division," explained Fury.
    Tony nodded. "Want a tip? Fire your namer of things, because that's a mouthful ."
  • A tirade of abusive language (especially in the term "give someone a mouthful")
  • Synonyms

    * (quantity of liquid) See also