pubescent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/
Etymology
From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).
Meanings
-
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 […]
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.
2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:
- Covered with down or fine hairs.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pubescent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pubescent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
prepubescent · mid-pubescent · postpubescent · nonpubescent · pubescently · subpubescent · pubescent oak · peripubescent
Hyponyms
Relateds
of age · postpubescent · impuberal · peripubescent · puberty · pubescence · productive · estral · teenager · prepubescent
Synonyms
Translations (16)
fr pubère (arriving at puberty) · bg полово съзряващ (arriving at puberty) · pt pubescente (arriving at puberty) · ru половозре́лый (arriving at puberty) · da kønsmoden (arriving at puberty) · de geschlechtsreif (arriving at puberty) · pt púbere (arriving at puberty) · ro pubescent (arriving at puberty) · gl pubescente (arriving at puberty) · fi murrosikäinen (arriving at puberty) · es pubescente (arriving at puberty) · nl puberaal (arriving at puberty) · fr pubescent (arriving at puberty) · gl púbere (arriving at puberty) · ca pubescent (arriving at puberty) · ca púber (arriving at puberty)