Definition of JUVENAL

juvenal

Meanings

Plural: juvenals

Noun

  • Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
  • A juvenal bird.
  • A youth.

Adj

  • Of a young bird: that has its first flying plumage.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin iuvenālis (“youthful”), from iuvenis (“youth”).

Synonyms

Decimus Junius Juvenalis

Scrabble Score: 17

juvenal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 23

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