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juvenility (n.)

1620s, "state of being young or youthful," from Latin iuvenilitas "youth," abstract noun from iuvenilis "of youth," from iuvenis "young man" (see young (adj.)). Meaning "anything characteristic of youth" is from 1660s; that of "juveniles collectively" is from 1823.

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Definitions of juvenility from WordNet

juvenility (n.)
lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life;
Synonyms: callowness / jejuneness
juvenility (n.)
the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person;
Synonyms: youth / youthfulness
From wordnet.princeton.edu