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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iuven?lis (“youthful; juvenile”), from iuvenis (“young; a youth”) + -?lis (“suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to”). Iuvenis is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h?yuh?en- (“young”), from *h?óyu (“long life; lifetime”) (from *h?ey- (“age; life”)) + *h?én (“in”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?u?v?na?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?u?v?na?l/, /?d?u?v?n?l/
• Hyphenation: ju?ven?ile

Adjective

juvenile (comparative more juvenile, superlative most juvenile)

1. Young; not fully developed.
2. Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.

   Synonyms: (colloquial) juvey, milky, puerile; see also Thesaurus:childish

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Noun

juvenile (plural juveniles)

1. A prepubescent child.
2. A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.

   Synonyms: (dated) infant, (colloquial) juvie
3. (criminal law) A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.
4. (literature) A publication for young adult readers.
5. (theater) An actor playing a child's role.
6. (zoology) A sexually immature animal.
7. A two-year-old racehorse.
   • 1972, Edward Samuel Montgomery, The Thoroughbred (page 449)

     Even more incredible is the legion of two-year-olds who win handsomely as juveniles and then disappear from the racetrack.

   • 2005, Ken McLean, Designing Speed in the Racehorse (page 206)

     Professional trainers foster young horses with obvious potential. Instance the way Sir Michael Stoute uses patience to bring along his two-year-old colts and fillies at Newmarket, or the careful approach taken with juveniles by that wonderful conditioner Charlie Whittingham in California.

   • 2012, Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing (page 6)

     Thereafter, males aged two to four are colts, females are fillies, racing two-year-olds are sometimes referred to as juveniles, and animals still running at five, the age of thoroughbred maturity, or older, are horses or mares according to gender.

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Further reading

• juvenile (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Adjective

juven?le

1. nominative neuter singular of juven?lis
2. accusative neuter singular of juven?lis
3. vocative neuter singular of juven?lis

English

Alternative forms

• rediculous (archaic, eye dialect, or misspelling)
• radiculous (rare, obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin r?diculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); see ridicule.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, UK, US) IPA^(key): /???d?kj?l?s/, /?i??d?kj?l?s/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /???d?kl?s/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?s

Adjective

ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)

1. Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

   Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable; see also Thesaurus:absurd

   Antonyms: straightforward, serious, somber, solemn

2. Astonishing; unbelievable.

Derived terms

• ridic
• ridiculousness

Related terms

• deride
• derision
• ridicule
• ridiculable
• ridiculosity
• ridiculously

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Further reading

• ridiculous at OneLook Dictionary Search
• ridiculous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ridiculous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.