Difference between Youth and Young

What is the difference between Youth and Young?

Youth as a noun is the quality or state of being young. while Young as a noun is people who are young; young beings.

Youth

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The quality or state of being young. The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood. A young person A young man (used in plural form) Young persons, collectively.

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

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

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