Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adolescence

2 senses of adolescence

Sense 1
adolescence -- (the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood)
       => time of life -- (a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state)

Sense 2
adolescence -- (in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood)
       => immaturity, immatureness -- (not having reached maturity)