Associations to the word «Neotenous»

Wiktionary

NEOTENOUS, adjective. Exhibiting retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
NEOTENOUS, adjective. (informal) Babyfaced.

Dictionary definition

NEOTENOUS, adjective. Of or relating to or characterized by neoteny; "neotenic development".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca