初々しい
ういういしい
i-adjective
fresh, innocent, youthful
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 初々しい | 初々しくない |
| Past | 初々しかった | 初々しくなかった |
| て form | 初々しくて | 初々しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 初々しく | — |
| Conditional ば | 初々しければ | 初々しくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 初々しかったら | 初々しくなかったら |
1.
fresh, innocent, youthful, unspoiled
Having a pure, fresh quality characteristic of youth or inexperience. Used positively to describe someone who is charmingly new to something.
初々しい新入社員。
A fresh-faced new employee.
Forms
- Adnominal: 初々しい + noun
- Adverbial: 初々しく
- Predicate: 初々しい
Usage
Always positive in connotation. Used to describe the charming freshness of someone new to a role, relationship, or stage of life. Often used by older people looking at younger people with warm nostalgia.