Difference between Juvenile and Adolescent

What is the difference between Juvenile and Adolescent?

Juvenile as an adjective is young; not fully developed while Adolescent as an adjective is characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.

Juvenile

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: young; not fully developed characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a prepubescent child a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence an animal that is not sexually mature an actor playing a child's role

Example sentence: Tolerating organized crime promotes the cheap philosophy that everything is a racket. It promotes cynicism among adults. It contributes to the confusion of the young and to the increase of juvenile delinquency.

Adolescent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A teenager; a juvenile after puberty

Example sentence: The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.

We hope you now know whether to use Juvenile or Adolescent in your sentence.

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