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单词 juvenescence
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Definition of juvenescence in English:

juvenescence

noun ˌdʒuːvəˈnɛs(ə)nsˌdʒuvəˈnɛsəns
mass nounformal
  • The state or period of being young.

    the characters she is reconstructing spring from her own juvenescence
    figurative the juvenescence of the year
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I believe that the happiest individuals are those who have reclaimed their juvenescence, or the power to grow young.
    • Gyllenhaal’s juvenescence is the magic that makes even Graysmith’s most mundane actions sparkle.
    • A silhouette portrait of Talbot as a boy of seven, drawn in 1807 by an unknown hand, opens this monumental book about the birth and juvenescence of a medium.
    Synonyms
    early years, early life, young days, teens, teenage years, adolescence, young adulthood, boyhood, girlhood, childhood

Derivatives

  • juvenescent

  • adjective dʒuːvɪˈnɛs(ə)ntˌdʒuvəˈnɛs(ə)nt
    formal
    • Both juvenescent and senescent fish have functional ovotestes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Such juvenescent films form when the evaporation of water is prevented and that of a minor but highly surface-active component is favored.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin juvenescent- 'reaching the age of youth', from the verb juvenescere, from juvenis 'young'.

Rhymes

acquiescence, adolescence, arborescence, coalescence, convalescence, deliquescence, effervescence, essence, evanescence, excrescence, florescence, fluorescence, incandescence, iridescence, luminescence, obsolescence, opalescence, phosphorescence, pubescence, putrescence, quiescence, quintessence
 
 

Definition of juvenescence in US English:

juvenescence

nounˌdʒuvəˈnɛsənsˌjo͞ovəˈnesəns
formal
  • The state or period of being young.

    the characters she is reconstructing spring from her own juvenescence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Gyllenhaal’s juvenescence is the magic that makes even Graysmith’s most mundane actions sparkle.
    • A silhouette portrait of Talbot as a boy of seven, drawn in 1807 by an unknown hand, opens this monumental book about the birth and juvenescence of a medium.
    • I believe that the happiest individuals are those who have reclaimed their juvenescence, or the power to grow young.
    Synonyms
    early years, early life, young days, teens, teenage years, adolescence, young adulthood, boyhood, girlhood, childhood

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin juvenescent- ‘reaching the age of youth’, from the verb juvenescere, from juvenis ‘young’.

 
 
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