pubescent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
editpubescent (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
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editarriving at puberty
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Noun
editpubescent (plural pubescents)
- A person going through puberty.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pubescent
Translations
editperson going through puberty
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See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editpubescent (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
editVerb
editpūbēscent
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French pubescent.
Adjective
editpubescent m or n (feminine singular pubescentă, masculine plural pubescenți, feminine and neuter plural pubescente)
Declension
editDeclension 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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