pubescent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pubescent (comparative more pubescent, superlative most pubescent)
- At or just after the age of puberty.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
- […] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality […]
- 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club[1], archived from the original on 6 August 2020:
- 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.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
- (botany, zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
arriving at puberty
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Noun[edit]
pubescent (plural pubescents)
- A person going through puberty.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pubescent
Translations[edit]
person going through puberty
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See also[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
pubescent (feminine pubescente, masculine plural pubescents, feminine plural pubescentes)
Further reading[edit]
- “pubescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
pūbēscent
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French pubescent.
Adjective[edit]
pubescent m or n (feminine singular pubescentă, masculine plural pubescenți, feminine and neuter plural pubescente)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pubescent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | pubescent | pubescentă | pubescenți | pubescente | ||
definite | pubescentul | pubescenta | pubescenții | pubescentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | pubescent | pubescente | pubescenți | pubescente | ||
definite | pubescentului | pubescentei | pubescenților | pubescentelor |
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