adolescent
Definition of adolescent
adjective:
- relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems".
- being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers", "the teen years". Synonyms: teen, teenage, teenaged.
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity", "jejune responses to our problems", "their behavior was juvenile", "puerile jokes". Synonyms: jejune, juvenile, puerile.
- in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls".
noun:
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chebab, mod, pachuco, punk, rocker.
Rhymes with adolescent
acquiescent, antidepressant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, evanescent, fluorescent, fluorescent, incandescent, incessant, iridescent, luminescent, obsolescent, quiescent, suppressant.
Start with adolescent
adolescently, adolescents.
End with adolescent
postadolescent, preadolescent, subadolescent.
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Scrabble and Words With Friends points
- adolescent is a valid Scrabble US word, worth 13 points
- adolescent is a valid Scrabble UK word, worth 13 points
- adolescent is a valid Words With Friends word, worth 16 points
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