pubescent
/pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/
pubescent adjective: at or just after the age of puberty.
Adjective
pubescent (comparative more pubescent, superlative most pubescent)
- At or just after the age of puberty.
- […] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality […]2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
- The 18-year-old [Justin] Bieber can’t quite pull off the “adult” thing just yet: His voice may have dropped a bit since the days of “Baby,” but it still mostly registers as “angelic,” and veers toward a pubescent whine at times.2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020
- Covered with down or fine hairs.
Noun
pubescent (plural pubescents)
- A person going through puberty.
pubescent meaning in Tamil
pubescent in Tamil
- மென்மயிருள்ள, சுணையான, மொசு மொசுப்பான், மொசுமொசுப்பான
Synonyms of pubescent
Antonyms
Forms of pubescent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more pubescent |
| superlative | most pubescent |
| Noun | |
| plural | pubescents |
Origin of pubescent
From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).
Words formed from pubescent
Words that rhyme with pubescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
- detumescent
Questions about pubescent
- What does pubescent mean?
- Pubescent means at or just after the age of puberty.
- What is pubescent in Tamil?
- Pubescent in Tamil is மென்மயிருள்ள, சுணையான, மொசு மொசுப்பான். See Pubescent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pubescent?
- Pubescent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce pubescent?
- Pubescent is pronounced /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/.
Words near pubescent in the dictionary
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