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vernal  [vur-nl]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: springlike
Synonyms: fresh, spring, verdant, young, youthful
Antonyms: autumnal
Main Entry: tender
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: young, inexperienced
Synonyms: callow, childish, childlike, green*, immature, impressionable, new, raw*, rookie*, sensitive, unripe, vernal, vulnerable, wet behind the ears, youthful
Antonyms: experienced, mature, older
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: young
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: immature
Synonyms: adolescent, blooming, blossoming, boyish, boylike, budding, burgeoning, callow, childish, childlike, crude, developing, early, fledgling, fresh, girlish, girllike, green*, growing, half-grown, ignorant, inexperienced, infant, inferior, junior, juvenile, little, modern, new, newborn, newish, not aged, pubescent, puerile, punk, raw, recent, tender, tenderfoot, undeveloped, undisciplined, unfinished, unfledged, unlearned, unpracticed, unripe, unseasoned, untried, unversed, vernal, youthful
Notes: to be young is to be immature or not old; to be youthful is having the attractive qualities of a young person
Antonyms: mature, old, older
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: youthful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: new, immature
Synonyms: active, adolescent, boyish, budding, buoyant, callow, childish, childlike, enthusiastic, fresh, full of life, girlish, green*, inexperienced, infant, juvenile, keen, pubescent, puerile, tender, underage, vernal, vigorous, young
Antonyms: experienced, mature, old
* = informal/non-formal usage
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