adolescence
English Thesaurus
1. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood (noun.state)
2. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | time of life, |
| definition | : | a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | genital phase, genital stage, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | puberty, pubescence, |
| definition | : | the time of life when sex glands become functional (noun.time) |
| part meronym | : | youth, |
| definition | : | the time of life between childhood and maturity (noun.time) |
3. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood (noun.state)
| derivation | : | adolesce, |
| definition | : | become adolescent; pass through adolescence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | adolescent, |
| definition | : | relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent (adj.pert) |
4. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood (noun.time)
| derivation | : | adolesce, |
| definition | : | become adolescent; pass through adolescence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | adolescent, |
| definition | : | in the state of development between puberty and maturity (adj.all) |
5. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood (noun.state)
| derivation | : | adolesce, |
| definition | : | become adolescent; pass through adolescence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | adolescent, |
| definition | : | relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent (adj.pert) |
6. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood (noun.time)
| derivation | : | adolesce, |
| definition | : | become adolescent; pass through adolescence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | adolescent, |
| definition | : | in the state of development between puberty and maturity (adj.all) |
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