🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Jugendlichkeit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈjuːɡntْلɪçkaɪt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Youthfulness/ˈjuːθ.fəl.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #6500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ihre Jugendlichkeit strahlte während des gesamten Auftritts aus."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being young, fresh, or vigorous.

    "Her remarkable youthfulness was a result of an active lifestyle and a positive outlook."
  2. 2

    The appearance or characteristics typical of someone who is young.

    "Despite the passage of decades, he retained a certain youthfulness in his smile."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'geoguth' combined with '-ful' and '-ness', tracing back through Germanic roots to Proto-Indo-European. Over centuries, the suffix '-ness' transformed it from a descriptive state of early life into an abstract quality representing vigor, freshness, and characteristics associated with being young.

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