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juvenile vs adolescent

adolescent vs juvenile

juvenile and adolescent both are nouns.

juvenile and adolescent both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
juvenile Yes Yes No No
adolescent Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, juvenile and adolescent are synonyms defined as:
  • juvenile and adolescent: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Other synonyms of juvenile include jejune, puerile.
As nouns, adolescent is a hyponym of juvenile; that is, adolescent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than juvenile:
  • juvenile: a young person, not fully developed
  • adolescent: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
juvenile (noun) adolescent (noun)
a young person, not fully developed a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
juvenile (adjective) adolescent (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity in the state of development between puberty and maturity
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
being of the age 13 through 19
Difference between juvenile and adolescent

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