adult
Plural: adults
Noun
- A fully grown person or animal.
- a fully developed person from maturity onward
- any mature animal
- An animal that is full-grown.
- A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
Adjective Satellite
- (of animals) fully developed
- "an adult animal"
- designed to arouse lust
- "adult movies"
Adj
- Fully grown.
- Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
- Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
- Containing situations or discussions intended primarily for adults, such as serious crime, illicit drug use, extramarital affairs, etc.
- Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
- Containing alcohol, intended for consumption only by adults.
- Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
- Containing marijuana, intended for consumption only by adults.
- Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
- Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; pornographic.
- Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
- Containing excessive vulgar or profane speech, text or images, intended only for adults.
- Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
- Intended for, or restricted to, those who are not young children.
Verb
- To behave like an adult.
- To (cause to) be or become an adult.
Examples
- adult clothes; adult cereal; an adult documentary
- adult language; an adult cartoon
- adult situations; adult discussions
- Adulting is hard!
- an adult cookie; adult gummy worms
- an adult drink; an adult root beer float
- an adult human, animal, or plant
- an adult menu; an adult fare
- an adult movie
- Children go free, but for those 12 and up, you must purchase an adult ticket.
- Playing Scrabble requires an adult vocabulary and a child’s love for games.
- This program contains adult content. Parental discretion is advised.
Origin / Etymology
From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“I grow up”). Compare adolescent.
Synonyms
big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup, pornographic, X-rated, XXX, XXXX, adult, adultlike, blue, for adults, growed-up, grown up, grown-up, indecent, obscene, postpubescent, salacious
Scrabble Score: 6
adult: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordadult: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adult: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary