Hyphenation of adolescent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word adolescent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ado-les-cent

Definitions of adolescent:

1.
A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
2.
Relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
Adolescent problems
3.
Being of the age 13 through 19
Teenage mothers The teen years
4.
Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Adolescent insecurity Jejune responses to our problems Their behavior was juvenile Puerile jokes
5.
In the state of development between puberty and maturity
Adolescent boys and girls

Synonyms of adolescent:

adjtime of life
adj teen, teenage, teenaged, young, immature
adj jejune, juvenile, puerile, immature
adj immature
noun stripling, teenager, juvenile, juvenile person

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