Her youth and beauty is what attracted him to her.
Make the most of your youth, it will not last forever.
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Youth — is the period from infancy or childhood to maturity.UsageAround the world the terms youth , adolescent , teenager , and young person are interchanged, often meaning the same thing, occasionally differentiated. Youth generally refers to a time of… … Wikipedia
youth — W2S2 [ju:θ] n plural youths [ju:ðz US ju:ðz, ju:θs] [: Old English; Origin: geoguth] 1.) [U] the period of time when someone is young, especially the period when someone is a teenager →↑old age sth of sb s youth ▪ the dreams of his youth in sb s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
youth — [ juθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the time in someone s life when they are young: In his youth, he had traveled and seen much of the world. the energy/enthusiasm/innocence of youth relive/recapture your youth: The visit was more than just a chance to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Youth — ([=u]th), n.; pl. {Youths} ([=u]ths; 264) or collectively {Youth}. [OE. youthe, youh[thorn]e, [yogh]uhe[eth]e, [yogh]uwe[eth]e, [yogh]eo[yogh]e[eth]e, AS. geogu[eth], geogo[eth]; akin to OS. jugu[eth], D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Youth — ([=u]th), n.; pl. {Youths} ([=u]ths; 264) or collectively {Youth}. [OE. youthe, youh[thorn]e, [yogh]uhe[eth]e, [yogh]uwe[eth]e, [yogh]eo[yogh]e[eth]e, AS. geogu[eth], geogo[eth]; akin to OS. jugu[eth], D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
youth — has the plural form youths, pronounced yoodhz. As well as meaning ‘a young person’ (in BrE usually a boy but in other varieties a boy or girl) and ‘a young time of life’ (in their youth), it has a collective sense ‘young people’, normally… … Modern English usage
youth — youth, adolescence, puberty, pubescence are sometimes used interchangeably to denote the period in life when one passes from childhood to maturity. Youth is the most general of these terms, being applied sometimes to the whole early part of life… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
youth — O.E. geoguð youth, related to geong young, from W.Gmc. *jugunthiz, altered from P.Gmc. *juwunthiz (Cf. O.S. juguth, O.Fris. jogethe, M.Du. joghet, Du. jeugd, O.H.G. jugund, Ger. Jugend, Goth. junda youth; see … Etymology dictionary
youth — index adolescence, adolescent, child, children, infant, juvenile, minor, minority (infancy) … Law dictionary
youth — ► NOUN (pl. youths) 1) the period between childhood and adult age. 2) the qualities of vigour, freshness, immaturity, etc. associated with being young. 3) (treated as sing. or pl. ) young people. 4) a young man. ORIGIN Old English, related to… … English terms dictionary
Youth — [yo͞oth] Isle of Cuban isle south of W Cuba: 849 sq mi (2,199 sq km) … English World dictionary
