giovanile

Italian

Alternative forms

• giovenile (obsolete, literary)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Italian giovenile, from Latin iuvenīlem, derived from iuvenis (“young”). By surface analysis, giovane (“young”, noun) +‎ -ile (“-ile”, “tending to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒo.vaˈni.le/
• Rhymes: -ile
• Hyphenation: gio‧va‧nì‧le

Adjective

giovanile (plural giovanili)

1. (relational) youth
2. youthful
   • 1374, Francesco Petrarca, “Trionfo della Pudicizia [Triumph of Demureness]”, in I trionfi [The Triumphs]‎^[1], Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, published 1997, lines 87–88:

     Timor d’infamia e Desio sol d’onore, ¶ Penser canuti in giovenile etate

     Fear of shame and desire only for honour/honor ¶ Mature thoughts at a youthful age

3. early

Derived terms

• giovanilismo

Related terms

• giovane
• giovaneggiare
• giovanesco
• giovanilista
• giovanilistico

 

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