noun

adulthood

adu·lth·ood 3 syllables

The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a stat…

Word facts

Part of speech noun
Syllables 3
Letters 9
Starts with A

Definition of Adulthood

The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.

The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.

How to use Adulthood

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How many syllables does adulthood have?

Adulthood has 3 syllables: adu·lth·ood. The word is broken into 3 spoken beats.

What part of speech is adulthood?

Adulthood is used as a noun. As a noun, it names a thing, idea, or concept.

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Adulthood starts with the letter A. You can browse all words beginning with A on the Word Explorer A page, or use the Prefix Finder tool to search for words that begin with specific starting letters.

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Adulthood has 9 letters. It contains 3 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.