Tuesday, October 14, 2014 dictionary.reference/ juvenescent / juvenescence \ joo-vuh-NES-uhnt \ , adjective; juvenescence / noun. youth 1. being or becoming youthful; young. 2. young in appearance. 3. having the power to make young or youthful: a juvenescent elixir . ★ Quotes: The thought of spring, when it did come, gave to Miss Freeling the same sort of halcyon, salutatory, juvenescent feeling that Richard had, and this made them seem like old friends. -- Sylvester Judd, Richard Edney and the Governors Family , 1850 The vampire is literally an insatiable consumer driven by a hunger for perpetual youth, while the cyborg has incorporated the machineries of consumption into its juvenescent flesh. -- Robert Latham, Consuming Youth: Vampires, Cyborgs, and the Culture of Consumption , 2002 ★ Origin: Juvenescent is related to the word juvenile . It is from the Latin present participle of juvenēscere which meant to become youthful. ★ Synonyms for juvenescence noun. youth adolescence awkward age bloom boyhood childhood girlhood greenness ignorance immaturity inexperience innocence juvenility minority prime puberty salad days spring springtide springtime of life teens tender age youthfulness ★ Synonyms for evanescent adj. transient brief disappearing fading fleeting momentary passing short-lived temporary tenuous vanishing ★ Synonyms for consent noun. agreement; concession accord acquiescence allowance approval assent authorization blank check blessing carte blanche compliance concurrence go-ahead green light leave okay permission permit right on sanction say so stamp of approval sufferance understanding yes Rogets 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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