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Meaning of "youngish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YOUNGISH

youngish  [ˈjʌŋɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YOUNGISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Youngish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES YOUNGISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of youngish in the English dictionary

The definition of youngish in the dictionary is fairly young.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YOUNGISH


longish
ˈlɒŋɪʃ
slangish
ˈslæŋɪʃ
strongish
ˈstrɒŋɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YOUNGISH

young offender
young offender institution
young offenders institution
Young Pretender
Young Turk
Young Women´s Christian Association
young-looking
Young´s modulus
youngberries
youngberry
Younger Edda
youngers
Younghusband
youngling
youngly
youngness
youngster
Youngstown
youngth
youngthly

WORDS THAT END LIKE YOUNGISH

biggish
boggish
curate´s-eggish
doggish
dreggish
haggish
hoggish
jiggish
largish
loggish
orangish
piggish
priggish
puggish
riggish
sluggish
thuggish
waggish
Whiggish
woggish

Synonyms and antonyms of youngish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «youngish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YOUNGISH

Find out the translation of youngish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of youngish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «youngish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

还年轻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

youngish
570 millions of speakers

English

youngish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जवान सा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صغير بعض الشىء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

моложавый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bastante jovem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অল্পবয়সী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeune
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ziemlich jung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やや若い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좀 젊은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi trẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

youngish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तरुण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gençten
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piuttosto giovane
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

młodo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

моложавий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tinerel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεάζων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jongerige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

youngish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

youngish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of youngish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YOUNGISH»

The term «youngish» is regularly used and occupies the 80.082 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YOUNGISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «youngish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «youngish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about youngish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YOUNGISH»

Discover the use of youngish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to youngish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
She Writes: Love, Spaghetti and Other Stories by Youngish Women
This is an anthology featuring up and coming women writers in Canada today.
Carolyn Foster, 2002
2
Best European Fiction 2010 (Best European Fiction)
The youngish man was quicker than the girl had figured, however, and, without breaking the movement with which he took the camera, he brought it to his eyes and looked for the picture the girl had taken. “Brilliant,” he said, “you take ...
Aleksandar Hemon, 2009
3
The Indiscreet Letter and "Little Eve Edgarton"
he asked with incredible gentleness. "I don't know, I'm sure," confessed the Youngish Girl, snuff- ingly. "I guess I must be tired." "U-m-m," said the Traveling Salesman. After a moment or two he heard the sharp little click of a watch. "Oh, dear me ...
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, 2005
4
The Indiscreet Letter
This classic short story unfolds during the last leg of a train journey. Three characters form different backgrounds and with decidedly distinct outlooks find themselves brought together by a curious tale about an "indiscreet letter.
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, 2012
5
Contemporary Russian: Contemporary Russian Translation Guide ...
... (noun) - Lightning Detection System, Sferics, Lightning strike-sensing system молодежная (adjv) - youngish, juvenile, youthful, youth-like, immature, inexperienced, youth-related молодежного (adjv) - youngish, juvenile, youthful, youth-like, ...
L L Downing, 2013
6
The Sick-a-Bed Lady: And Other Tales
It must have startled the Youngish Man who loomed up suddenly at a bend of the Road and caught the wriggling Bulldog in his arms. "Who comes here?" he cried with a regular war-whoop of a challenge. "Who comes here?" "Just a lady and a ...
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, 2012
7
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
... offspring] 2 The young are young people in general: music and fashion for the young. youngish /jArjif/ adjective A youngish person is quite young in age or appearance: The clerk was a youngish man with an earnest expression and red hair.
‎1996
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English Word-Formation
In oldish it can only mean 'younger than the adjective base', while in youngish it can only mean 'older than the adjective base'. These two can, however, be reconciled if the generalization is made that when -ish is added to a base which is one ...
Laurie Bauer, 1983
9
A Cup of Comfort for Single Mothers: Stories that celebrate ...
Youngish. Widow,. Oldish. Single. Mom. I'm a single mom, but I don't fit the “ profile.” The term “single mom” usually conjures up the image of a young woman with no partner and one or more children under the age of eighteen. After all, being a ...
Colleen Sell, 2008
10
Thinking Through the Skin
She would have been still a youngish woman at the time, and I remember being embarrassed by something, but whether by our being together in this way or simply by my skin is not clear in this mottled recollection. She, too, had psoriasis;  ...
Sara Ahmed, Jackie Stacey, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YOUNGISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term youngish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Not Safe for Work, Channel 4 - TV review: A portrait of a generation …
From the generally bleak mood of NSFW's first few episodes, something more substantial has emerged: a portrait of a generation of youngish professionals who ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Ink Block makes its mark
... former home of the Boston Herald, was swarming — more than 600 RSVPs had the event, held at the rooftop pool, filled with partygoers young and youngish. «Boston Herald, May 15»
3
Togetherness; Girls review: in LA and New York, youngish people …
Togetherness; Girls review: in LA and New York, youngish people regroup and try to triumph. Alex is crushed by his ennui and sense of failure (but in a funny ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
4
Companies rethink energy projects, wacky mansions on the market …
German carmaker BMW chooses a youngish executive as its next CEO, Bloomberg News reported. --. Survey: U.S. small business are feeling more confident ... «AL.com, Dec 14»
5
The Terrible 32s
The Terrible 32s are a perfectly normal stage in your youngish adult's development, characterized by cranky self-pity over the discrepancy between the life she ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
6
We're youngish, enthusiastic retirees looking to go on a long budget …
We're youngish, enthusiastic retirees looking to go on a long budget holiday. Where should we go? This week's problem is answered by Rough Guides travel ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
7
Grievance in a suit, Burnham resembled a youngish Dirk Bogarde …
He was grievance in a suit, indignation with a nice, black hairdo and a passing resemblance to the youngish Dirk Bogarde. 'Today,' he bellowed, 'we serve ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
8
“I Don't Want to Always Write Stories About the Same Kind of …
Flings has its share of disaffected, angsty, youngish dudes — those generic characters we've come to expect from youngish Brooklyn writers like Taylor — but to ... «The Millions, Sep 14»
9
Ask Amy: Wife resents husband's family commitments
DEAR AMY: My husband's mother became ill this winter. She's youngish (early 60s) and recovered fairly quickly, but has to have more surgery this spring to put ... «Washington Post, Apr 14»
10
Youngish Boca Woman Accused Of Battering Senior Citizen …
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A 41-year old woman is facing charges of battering her senior citizen boyfriend after Boca Police were called to the ... «BocaNewsNow.com, Feb 14»

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