joven

See also: Joven

Portuguese

Adjective

joven m or f (plural jovens)

1. Obsolete spelling of jovem

Noun

joven m or f by sense (plural jovens)

1. Obsolete spelling of jovem

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin iuvenis. First attested in 1251. Coromines calls it 'semi-learned' on account of the preservation of /e/, the expected development being *jovene > *jovne > *jone; also because it was quite rare until the seventeenth century, the general term until then having been mozo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoben/ [ˈxo.β̞ẽn]
• Rhymes: -oben
• Syllabification: jo‧ven

Adjective

joven m or f (masculine and feminine plural jóvenes, superlative jovencísimo)

1. young, youthful

   Synonym: juvenil

   Antonyms: anciano, maduro, viejo

   Mis tías son jóvenes.

   My aunts are young.

Noun

joven m or f by sense (plural jóvenes)

1. youth, young person, youngster

   Synonyms: muchacho, muchacha

Derived terms

• jovencillo
• jovencito
• jovenzuelo

 

Related terms

• juvenil
• juventud

 

Further reading

• “joven”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014