Boyishness

  • 31cnihtwíse — f ( an/ an) boyishness …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 32boyish — boy|ish [ˈbɔı ıʃ] adj someone who is boyish looks or behaves like a boy in a way that is attractive →↑girlish ▪ boyish good looks ▪ At 45, she still had a trim boyish figure . >boyishly adv ▪ boyishly handsome >boyishness n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33boy — noun 1》 a male child or youth. 2》 (boys) informal men who mix socially or belong to a particular group. 3》 dated, offensive a black male servant or worker. exclamation informal used to express strong feelings: Oh boy, that s wonderful!… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 34puerility — n. 1. Boyishness, childishness, youthfulness, juvenility. 2. Folly, foolishness, nonsense, weakness, silliness, insipidity …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 35boyish — adjective 1 a man who is boyish looks or behaves like a boy in a way that is attractive: boyish good looks 2 a woman or girl who is boyish looks or behaves a little like a boy: At 45 May still had a trim, boyish figure. boyishly adverb boyishness …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36adolescence — n 1. youth, teens, teenage, teen years, pubescence; boyhood, girlhood, minority, nonage; heyday, rising generation, flower of youth, springtime of life, bloom or flower of life, golden season of life, dayspring of life. 2. immaturity, growing… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 37immaturity — n 1. imperfection, incompleteness; unripeness, greenness, crudity, crudeness, rawness; rudimentariness, abortiveness, incipiency. 2. youth, youthfulness, boyishness; nonage, minority, wardship, juniority, puerility, juvenility, juvenescence;… …

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  • 38youth — n 1. childhood, early life, salad days, boyhood, girlhood; adolescence, teens, teenage, teen years, pubescence; minority, nonage; heyday, springtime of life, bloom or flower of life, golden season of life, day spring of life; immaturity, growing… …

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  • 39boyish — UK [ˈbɔɪɪʃ] / US adjective showing approval looking or behaving like a boy or typical of a boy, usually in a way that you find attractive his boyish good looks her boyish figure Derived words: boyishly adverb boyishness noun uncountable …

    English dictionary

  • 40boyish — /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/ (say boyish) adjective of, like, or befitting a boy; high spirited. –boyishly, adverb –boyishness, noun …