juvenescent

English

Etymology

From Latin juvenescens, present participle of juvenesco; by surface analysis, juven(ile) +‎ -escent.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

juvenescent (comparative more juvenescent, superlative most juvenescent)

1. (especially of one's mind or spirit) Becoming juvenile or young.
2. (rare) Catachresis for juvenile.

Related terms

• juvenescence (noun)
• juvenility

 

References

• “juvenescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

juvenēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of juvenēscō