juvenility
State of immaturity
Juvenility is the state or quality of being juvenile—youthfulness, or the characteristics associated with young age.
The word can be neutral, describing actual youth: the juvenility of the saplings.
More often it carries a critical edge, suggesting immaturity or childishness inappropriate to one's age: His juvenility was embarrassing in a man of forty.
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- pubertySexual development stage
- acneInflamed skin condition
- angstDeep unfocused worry
- rebellionDefiance of established power
peer pressure · identity · coming-of-age · awkwardness · hormones · prom · graduation · curfew
Innocent lack of experience
- inexperienceLack of prior exposure
- foolishnessUnwise conduct
- irresponsibilityFailure to meet obligations
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
silliness · gullibility · childishness · petulance · recklessness · capriciousness · heedlessness · carelessness
State of being unspoiled
- beginningInitial stage of something
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- dawnDay's first glow
- emergenceComing into existence
springtime · blossoming · nascence · incipience · genesis · unfolding · early stage · formative
Power to do work
- vigorActive physical strength
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
sprightliness · animation · pep · zest · effervescence · bounce · spark · enthusiasm
Lighthearted playful movement
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
fun · exuberance · romp · gambol · mischief · giggling · games · make-believe
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
rebellion · peer pressure · identity · coming-of-age · awkwardness · hormones · prom · graduation · curfew · driver's license
naivety
Innocent lack of experience
- inexperienceLack of prior exposure
- foolishnessUnwise conduct
- irresponsibilityFailure to meet obligations
impulsiveness · silliness · gullibility · childishness · petulance · recklessness · capriciousness · heedlessness · carelessness · impatience
freshness
State of being unspoiled
emergence · springtime · blossoming · nascence · incipience · genesis · unfolding · early stage · formative · fledgling
energy
Power to do work
- vigorActive physical strength
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
exuberance · sprightliness · animation · pep · zest · effervescence · bounce · spark · enthusiasm · spirited
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
antics · fun · exuberance · romp · gambol · mischief · giggling · games · make-believe · imagination
toddler
Child learning to walk
- nurseryRoom for infants
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
cradle · playpen · storybook · lullaby · pacifier · diapers · nanny · bassinet · teething · naptime
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- naivetenaivety, naive, innocence, gullible, gullibility