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youngish

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat young.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • In spite of his youngish appearance, he had much experience.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

somewhat young

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English young Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English youngish From young + -ish.