adolescence

/ˌæd.əˈlɛs.əns/

nounad · o · les · cence

Remember it as: AD + O + LES + CENCE — “Add a lesson” during the years you grow up.

Yes, it's adolescence. Watch the ending: it’s **-cence** (like *essence*), not **-sence** or **-scence**.

Definitions

  1. nounthe period of life between childhood and adulthood; the teenage years
  2. nounthe process of developing from a child into an adult

Examples

  • “During adolescence, many students start to think more seriously about their future.”
  • “Her interests changed a lot in adolescence, from cartoons to music and sports.”
  • “Doctors say good sleep habits are especially important in adolescence.”

Synonyms

teenage yearsyouthpubertydevelopmentgrowing up

Antonyms

adulthoodchildhood

Translations

ES adolescenciaPT adolescênciaFR adolescence

Common misspellings

adolesenceadolescantsadolescenseadolescance

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