teenager
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- 1 teenager、youthful adolescence
This word refers to teenagers or adolescence with a positive image of youthful innocence, freshness, and brightness.
teenager、youthful adolescence
Refers to teenagers or their adolescent years, emphasizing freshness, innocence, and youthful brightness.
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เรื่องราวความรักของเด็กวัยใส rʉ̂aŋraaw khwaam rák khɔ̌ɔŋ dèk way sǎy A story of young love เรื่องราวความรักของเด็กวัยใส details
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เธอเป็นสาววัยใสที่ร่าเริง thəə pen sǎaw way sǎy thîi râarəəŋ She is a cheerful, fresh-faced young girl. เธอเป็นสาววัยใสที่ร่าเริง details
Learning notes
Explanation
วัยใส combines วัย, meaning “age” or “stage of life,” with ใส, meaning “clear” or “bright.” It usually refers to teenagers or adolescence, but it is not simply a precise age label. It carries a positive sense of innocence, freshness, brightness, and youthful energy. It often follows a noun referring to a person, as in เด็กวัยใส for fresh-faced teenagers or สาววัยใส for a young, innocent-looking girl.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing teenage school life, first love, friendship, and growing up. It often appears in dramas, fiction, magazines, advertising, and youth-oriented content to create a bright, wholesome coming-of-age image.
Caution
This is not a precise or neutral age category. Use วัยรุ่น when objectively referring to teenagers or adolescence, and เยาวชน for “youth” in more formal contexts. วัยใส adds a favorable and somewhat idealized image of youthful innocence.
Differences from similar words
1 teenager synonyms
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วัยรุ่น is the neutral, standard term for adolescence or a teenager. วัยใส refers to roughly the same age group but adds a warm image of innocence, freshness, and youthful brightness.
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เยาวชน means “youth” and is often used in formal, educational, or administrative contexts. วัยใส is more evocative and approachable, highlighting the fresh innocence associated with young people.