youthfulness

/ˈjuθfəɫnəs/ noun

The vitality characteristic of youth.

Word Origin Built from 'youth' plus the adjective suffix -ful and the noun suffix -ness — so youthfulness is the quality of being full of youth. The word youth itself comes from an ancient root meaning 'vital force,' related to young and juvenile. The stacking of suffixes is a great example of how English builds abstract nouns: youth -> youthful -> youthfulness.

noun The vitality characteristic of youth. countable

Despite her sixty years, she maintained a remarkable youthfulness that made her seem decades younger.

(名词) 青春活力;朝气蓬勃;年轻气盛

尽管已经六十岁,她保持着非凡的青春活力,让她看起来年轻了几十岁。

(sustantivo) juventud; lozanía; viveza; frescura [La vitalidad característica de la juventud.]

A pesar de sus sesenta años, mantenía una juventud notable que la hacía parecer décadas más joven.

(nom) juvénilité; jeunesse; vitalité juvénile [Vitalité et fraîcheur caractéristiques de la jeunesse.]

Malgré ses soixante ans, elle conservait une jeunesse remarquable qui lui donnait l'air d'avoir des décennies de moins.

(Substantiv) Jugendlichkeit; Jugendfrische [Die für die Jugend typische Lebendigkeit und Energie.]

Trotz ihrer sechzig Jahre bewahrte sie eine bemerkenswerte **youthfulness**, die sie um Jahrzehnte jünger wirken ließ.

(名詞) 若者特有の活力や若々しさ。

60歳にもかかわらず、彼女は数十年も若く見えるほどの驚くべき若々しさを保っていた。

(substantivo) juventude; jovialidade; vitalidade juvenil [A vitalidade característica da juventude.]

Apesar de seus sessenta anos, ela mantinha uma juventude notável que a fazia parecer décadas mais nova.

Word parts: youth + ful + ness

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