juvenescent

[ joo-vuh-nes-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. being or becoming youthful; young.

  2. young in appearance.

  1. having the power to make young or youthful: a juvenescent elixir.

Origin of juvenescent

1
1815–25; <Latin juvenēscent- (stem of juvenēscēns, present participle of juvenēscere to become youthful), equivalent to juven- young (see juvenile) + -ēscent--escent

Other words from juvenescent

  • ju·ve·nes·cence, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for juvenescent

juvenescent

/ (ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɛsənt) /


adjective
  1. becoming or being young or youthful

Origin of juvenescent

1
C19: from Latin juvenēscere to grow up, regain strength, from juvenis youthful

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