ephebe

/ɛˈfiːb/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

blond, still, tame

VERB + EPHEBE

smiled

EPHEBE + NOUN

boys, essence

PREP.

with

noun

An 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training.

A young man; a youth.

His glance touched their faces lightly as he smiled, a blond ephebe. Tame essence of [Oscar] Wilde.

Indeed Tom was much still the ephebe, sharing boys with his friend though talking of the gravity of marriage.

His glance touched their faces lightly as he smiled, a blond ephebe. Tame essence of [Oscar] Wilde.

Wiktionary

Indeed Tom was much still the ephebe, sharing boys with his friend though talking of the gravity of marriage.

Wiktionary

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In some senses, ephebe is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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