adolescence
pronunciation
How to pronounce adolescence in British English:
UK [ˌædəˈlesns]
How to pronounce adolescence in American English:
US [ˌædəˈlesns]
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- Noun:
- the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
- in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
Word Origin
- adolescence (n.)
- "age following childhood" (especially the period from the 15th to the 21st year), early 15c., from Middle French adolescence (14c.), from Latin adolescentia "youth," noun of state from adolescentem (see adolescent (n.)).
Example
- 1. My parents and I became enemies during adolescence .
- 2. Those were flashbacks of christmases past from my childhood and adolescence .
- 3. Our emotions , like our bodies , can go through some crazy and unfamiliar changes during adolescence .
- 4. Yet culture does not create adolescence .
- 5. Maintaining a healthy body image during adolescence is often difficult for girls .