Juvenile to Jymold

Juvenile
(Ju"ve*nile) a. [L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juvénile, juvénil. See Young.]

1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. "A juvenile exercitation." Glanvill.

2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.

Syn. — Puerile; boyish; childish. See Youthful.

Juvenile
(Ju"ve*nile), n. A young person or youth; — used sportively or familiarly. C. Bronté.

Juvenileness
(Ju"ve*nile*ness), n. The state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility.

Juvenility
(Ju`ve*nil"i*ty) n.; pl. Juvenilities [L. juvenilitas: cf. F. juvénilité.]

1. Youthfulness; adolescence. Glanvill.

2. The manners or character of youth; immaturity. Glanvill.

Juvia
(Ju"vi*a) n. (Bot.) A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (Bertholetia excelsa) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.

Juwansa
(||Ju*wan"sa) n. (Bot.) The camel's thorn. See under Camel.

Juwise
(Ju*wise") n. [Obs.] Same as Juise. Chaucer.

Juxtapose
(Jux`ta*pose") v. t. [Cf. Juxtaposit, Pose.] To place in juxtaposition. Huxley.

Juxtaposit
(Jux`ta*pos"it) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Juxtaposited; p. pr. & vb. n. Juxtapositing.] [L. juxta near + positus, p. p. of ponere to put.] To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose. Derham.

Juxtaposition
(Jux`ta*po*si"tion) n. [L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i., and Position.] A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.

Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition.
Glanvill.

Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity.
Hare.

Jymold
(Jym"old) a. [Obs.] See Gimmal.


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