jouvence
French, noun/ʒu.vɑ̃s/
jouvence is spelled J-O-U-V-E-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jouvence is a French feminine noun meaning “youth (state of being young)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Jeunesse”.
What does jouvence mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfeminineyouth (state of being young)
fontaine de jouvence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jeunesse. 2. Renouvellement d’un équipement scientifique devenu obsolète. 3. Opération destinée à épurer l’uranium de retraitement de ses produits de filiation afin de réduire sa radioactivité.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jouvence
- jouvences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jouvence?
- /ʒu.vɑ̃s/
- \ʒu.vɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jouvence in French?
jouvence appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).