YOUNGNESS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

youngness

noun

Definition of youngness

as in youth

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Once a staple among cowboys and railroad workers, the Lee 101 became a symbol of youth rebellion in the 1950s, when James Dean popularized the jeans and helped solidify their association with biker culture.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Los Angeles County’s Department of Arts and Culture is building its 2028 effort around existing grants, youth programs, public art and neighborhood partnerships, Director Kristin Sakoda said.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of youth

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Or, pair a playful texture like feathers or fringe with a more sophisticated top or blazer — the eye-catching fabric gives you just the right dash of youthfulness.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 11 Sep. 2026
The survey’s findings prioritizes being able to retain independence and cognitive strength over keeping an aesthetic of youthfulness.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of youthfulness

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At Garth Greenan, where more than forty of Drexler’s paintings and drawings from the sixties were on display, I was struck, once again, by the astonishing freshness and psychological bite of her work.

— Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
The range, the variety, the freshness, the ecstatic culture of experimentation.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of freshness

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