juventus, ūtis (scanned as dissyl., Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 30; id. Curc. 1, 1, 38; cf. junior), f. juvenis, the age of youth (from the twentieth to the fortieth year), youth (rare, except in transf. meaning; cf. juventas). Lit.: quae juventute geruntur et viribus, Cic. de Sen. 6, 15: ibique juventutem suam exercuit, Sall. C. 5, 2.

— Transf., concr. Young persons, youth: quo nemo adaeque juventute ex omni Attica antehac est habitus parcus, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 29: juventutis mores scire, id. Am. 1, 1, 2: nulla juventutis est spes; sese omnes amant, id. Capt. 1, 2, 19: ob eamque causam juventus nostra dedisceret paene discendo, Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93: cum omnis juventus, omnes etiam gravioris aetatis eo convenerant, Caes. B. G. 3, 16, 2; 6, 14 fin.; 6, 23, 6; id. B. C. 2, 5, 3 sq.; Hirt. B. G. 8, 8, 2: Trojana, Verg. A. 1, 467: Cannis consumpta juventus, Juv. 2, 155: alios caedit sua quemque juventus, pupils, id. 7, 213.

—Of young bees, Verg. G. 4, 22; hence: princeps juventutis, in the time of the republic the first among the knights, Cic. Vatin. 10, 24; id. Fam. 3, 11, 3; under the emperors, a title of the imperial princes, Tac. A. 1, 3.

— Personified: Juventus, the goddess of youth (for the usual Juventas): FLAMINIS IVVENTVTIS, Inscr. Orell. 2213; Hyg. Fab. praef.