/ Dictionary / Index A adolescent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ad•o•les•cent Pronunciation: (ad"l-es'unt), [key] — adj. growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful. having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent. —n. an adolescent person. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: adolescent (Thesaurus) adolescence Adolf Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language