大人びる | Japanese meaning

大人びる【おとなびる】

Frequency rank: 8,173. – 8,182.

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

Forms

大人びる【おとなびる】Frequency rank: 8,173. – 8,182.
おとなびる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

This meaning refers to the appearance or behavior that resembles that of an adult, indicating a level of maturity or sophistication that is usually beyond one's years.

、。

Even though he is still a child, he has a very adult-like attitude.

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That outfit makes the young girl look grown-up.

Generated collocations (experimental)

grown-up attitudeadult-like way of speakingto mature emotionallymature behaviormature fashion that is not childishgrown-up appearanceto mature earlyadult-like actionsto be expected to be maturemoment of becoming mature

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

かてごりカテゴリきごう:じどうし自動詞おとな大人らしくなる．.

Wiktionary

Example sentences

4 results

1. 。

The boy looked like a grown-up.

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2. 。

That girl's dress made her look like a grown-up.

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3. じぇえんジェーン。

Jane is mature beyond her years.

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4. 、。

For a brat, you've said something very mature.

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大人びる【おとなびる】

Frequency rank: 8,173. – 8,182.

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

Forms

大人びる【おとなびる】Frequency rank: 8,173. – 8,182.
おとなびる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

This meaning refers to the appearance or behavior that resembles that of an adult, indicating a level of maturity or sophistication that is usually beyond one's years.