Definition of ADOLESCENT

adolescent

Plural: adolescents

Noun

  • a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

Adjective

  • relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
    • "adolescent problems"

Adjective Satellite

  • being of the age 13 through 19
  • displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
    • "adolescent insecurity"
  • in the state of development between puberty and maturity
    • "adolescent boys and girls"

Adj

  • Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.

Origin / Etymology

First attested ?1440, from Middle English adolescent, from Middle French adolescent or directly from Latin adolescentem, accusative form of adolescens, present participle of adolēscere (“to become adult, grow up”), from ad- (“to”) + alēscere (“to grow or become nourished”). The adjective first appeared in 1785.

Scrabble Score: 13

adolescent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adolescent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adolescent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

adolescent: valid Words With Friends Word