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pubescent
Overview of adj pubescent
The adj pubescent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) pubescent -- ((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; "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy")
2. downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous -- (covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds")
Antonyms of adj pubescent
2 senses of pubescent
Sense 1
pubescent
INDIRECT (VIA immature) -> mature
Sense 2
downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous
INDIRECT (VIA hairy) -> hairless
Similarity of adj pubescent
2 senses of pubescent
Sense 1
pubescent
=> immature (vs. mature)
Sense 2
downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous
=> hairy (vs. hairless), haired, hirsute
Pertainyms of adj pubescent
Attributes of adj pubescent
Domain of adj pubescent
1 of 2 senses of pubescent
Sense 2
downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous
TOPIC>(noun) biology#1, biological science#1
Domain Terms of adj pubescent
Familiarity of adj pubescent
pubescent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj pubescent
prepubescent
pubescent
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