Synonyms for pubescent

Synonyms for (adj) pubescent

Synonyms: downy, sericeous, puberulent, pubescent

Definition: covered with fine soft hairs or down

Usage: downy milkweed seeds

Similar words: hirsute, haired, hairy

Definition: having or covered with hair

Usage: Jacob was a hairy man; a hairy caterpillar


Synonyms: pubescent

Definition: (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature

Usage: the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy

Similar words: immature

Definition: not yet mature


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