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Juvenescent Joo Veh Nes Ent Adjective Young Youthful Latin Iuvenescens Iuvenescent

Juvenescent is an adjective meaning becoming young or youthful.

Juvenescent is an adjective meaning becoming young or youthful.

Front juvenescent \joo-veh-NES-ent\
Back adjective
Becoming young or youthful.

[Latin iuvenescens, iuvenescent-, present participle of iuvenescere, to reach the age of youth, from iuvenis, young.]

"To him, I am perennially juvenescent, a toddler with a worrisome weakness for cigars." - Alexander Frater, South Seas, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr 1999.

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