Difference between Schoolboyish and Young

What is the difference between Schoolboyish and Young?

Schoolboyish as an adjective is resembling a schoolboy in behaviour. while Young as an adjective is in the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

Schoolboyish

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.

Young

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.As if young; having the look or qualities of a young person.Of or belonging to the early part of life.Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: People who are young; young beings.The younger generation.Offspring.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become or seem to become youngerTo cause to appear youngerTo exhibit younging

Example sentence: How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

We hope you now know whether to use Schoolboyish or Young in your sentence.

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