the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth.
the process or state of growing to maturity.
a period or stage of development, as of a society, preceding maturity.
Origin of adolescence
1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin adolēscentia.See adolescent, -ence
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adolescence
adolescence , adolescents
Words nearby adolescence
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These investigations are among the few that have assessed a range of psychological and physical measures from childhood into adolescence and beyond.
‘The Origins of You’ explores how kids develop into their adult selves|Bruce Bower|September 16, 2020|Science News
Romeo speculates that it stems from the fact that the hypothalamus and other brain areas, such as the prefrontal cortex, that control our reactions to stress are among the regions that rewire and strengthen connections during adolescence.
Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life|Esther Landhuis|August 28, 2020|Science News
It kicks off adolescence — the body’s transformation from child to adult.
Explainer: What is puberty?|Esther Landhuis|August 27, 2020|Science News For Students
That’s why, during early adolescence, girls are generally taller than boys.
Males Are the Taller Sex. Estrogen, Not Fights for Mates, May Be Why.|Christie Wilcox|June 8, 2020|Quanta Magazine
And that was the soul, very active in adolescence—like everything else.
Martin Amis Talks About Nazis, Novels, and Cute Babies|Ronald K. Fried|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The moral duties and doubts of adulthood are swapped out for the histrionic creeds of adolescence.
Two New Films Preach Our Nation’s Corrosive Gridiron Gospel|Steve Almond|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Across the globe, millions of boys and girls are betrothed so young they spend the majority of their adolescence already married.
The Sad Hidden Plight of Child Grooms|Nina Strochlic|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In adolescence they are reinforced by magazines, boyfriends, and the world around us.
How the Ministry of Thin Enslaves Women|Emma Woolf|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Four years after its emergence as a political force, the Tea Party is now coping with its adolescence.
With Incumbents To Protect, The Tea Party Is Now Playing Defense|Michelle Cottle|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Long before his adolescence, his lack of domesticity was ominous, and he had formed bad companionships.
Lords of the Housetops|Various
On the other hand, the still more remarkable development that occurs in adolescence is very generally ignored.
Youth and Sex|Mary Scharlieb and F. Arthur Sibly
The high point of this achievement, still later, is team play, which begins in adolescence or even earlier.
Herein is Love|Reuel L. Howe
When they reach the age of adolescence the question of their disposal should be considered by the Board.
Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders|W. H. Triggs, Donald McGavin, Frederick Truby King, J. Sands Elliot, Ada G. Patterson, C.E. Matthews and J. Beck
So this middle-aged David left his nest to go harp for a Saul yet in his adolescence.
Visionaries|James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for adolescence
adolescence
/ (ˌædəˈlɛsəns) /
noun
the period in human development that occurs between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
Word Origin for adolescence
C15: via Old French from Latin adolēscentia, from adolēscere to grow up, from alēscere to grow, from alēre to feed, nourish