juvenescence means the state of becoming young or juvenile.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, juvenescence ranks #2,309 of 14,431 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,737 of 14,445 for Most Beautiful Words, #7,082 of 14,423 for Most Sublime Words, #7,100 of 14,440 for Most Satisfying to Say.
Why “juvenescence” is a great word
The process of becoming young or youthful once more, from the Latin juvenēscere ("to grow young"), present participle juvenēscent-, from juvenis ("young") and the inchoative suffix -ēscere ("to begin to, to become"), combined with the English suffix -ence denoting a state or condition. Unlike "youth," a static condition, or "rejuvenation," an active restoration, juvenescence is the quiet, inherent drift back towards the source. It is the sap rising unseen in the dormant tree, the old dog dreaming of chase with twitching paws, or the sudden, unbidden laughter that sounds like a childhood voice echoing in a canyon—a fleeting, miraculous backflow against time’s current, the quiet miracle of time's arrow bending backward, if only for a moment, under its own power.
Etymology
By surface analysis, juven(ile) + -escence
noun
- The state of becoming young or juvenile.
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