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Meaning of "boyishness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOYISHNESS

boyishness  [ˈbɔɪɪʃnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOYISHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boyishness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOYISHNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

boyishness

Boy

A boy is a young male human, usually child or adolescent. When he becomes an adult he's described as a man. The most apparent thing that differentiates a boy from a girl is that a boy typically has a penis while girls have a vagina. However, some intersex children with ambiguous genitals, and genetically female transgender children, may also be classified or self-identify as a boy. The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both. The latter most commonly applies to adult men, either considered in some way immature or inferior, in a position associated with aspects of boyhood, or even without such boyish connotation as age-indiscriminate synonym. The term can be joined with a variety of other words to form these gender-related labels as compound words.

Definition of boyishness in the English dictionary

The definition of boyishness in the dictionary is similarity to a boy rather than a man in looks, behaviour, or character, esp when regarded as youthful, attractive or endearing. Other definition of boyishness is similarity to a boy rather than a girl or woman in looks.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOYISHNESS


bearishness
ˈbɛərɪʃnəs
bluishness
ˈbluːɪʃnəs
brackishness
ˈbrækɪʃnəs
bullishness
ˈbʊlɪʃnəs
coyishness
ˈkɔɪɪʃnəs
dwarfishness
ˈdwɔːfɪʃnəs
elfishness
ˈɛlfɪʃnəs
Englishness
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃnəs
freakishness
ˈfriːkɪʃnəs
girlishness
ˈɡɜːlɪʃnəs
greenishness
ˈɡriːnɪʃnəs
hoggishness
ˈhɒɡɪʃnəs
Jewishness
ˈdʒuːɪʃnəs
monkishness
ˈmʌŋkɪʃnəs
qualmishness
ˈkwɑːmɪʃnəs
reddishness
ˈrɛdɪʃnəs
sottishness
ˈsɒtɪʃnəs
thievishness
ˈθiːvɪʃnəs
toyishness
ˈtɔɪɪʃnəs
whitishness
ˈwaɪtɪʃnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOYISHNESS

boycott
boycotter
Boyd
Boyd Orr
Boyer
boyf
boyfriend
boyg
boyhood
boyish
boyishly
boykie
boyla
Boyle
Boyle´s law
Boyne
boyo
Boyoma Falls
boys in blue
boys will be boys

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOYISHNESS

Britishness
business
Caithness
childishness
foolishness
foppishness
freshness
harshness
highness
lushness
much of a muchness
rashness
richness
roughness
Royal Highness
selfishness
smoothness
stylishness
thoroughness
toughness
unselfishness

Synonyms and antonyms of boyishness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boyishness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOYISHNESS

Find out the translation of boyishness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boyishness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boyishness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孩子气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boyishness
570 millions of speakers

English

boyishness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बालकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصبيانية و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ребячество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infantilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছেলেমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puérilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebodohan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knabenhaftigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

少年らしさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

boyishness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boyishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

boyishness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

boyishness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बालपण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çocuksuluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fanciullaggine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chłopięcość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дитячість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boyishness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιδικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kinerachtigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boyishness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boyishness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boyishness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOYISHNESS»

The term «boyishness» is normally little used and occupies the 136.560 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOYISHNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «boyishness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «boyishness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boyishness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOYISHNESS»

Discover the use of boyishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boyishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A CASE FOR IRONY
where boyishness was explicitly recognized—were not deeply repressed, but they were not anything she thought about until coming into analysis. But once boyishness came into view as an unconscious source of identity an enormous amount ...
Jonathan Lear, 2011
2
Boyishness in American Culture: The Charms and Dangers of ...
PREFACE Boyishness in American Culture deals primarily with two images, one psychological and the other historical. Psychologically, Americans see their country as a boy with a boy's values: innocence, cruelty, a love of fun, a disdain for ...
David Kirby, 1991
3
Jews and Christians on Time and Eternity: Charles Péguy's ...
He had stayed boyish, with that unconquerable boyishness, with that boyishness that is the very mark of greatness, with that noble boyishness, with that easy boyishness that is the mark of being at ease in greatness. And above all with an ...
Annette Aronowicz, 1998
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Stuyvesant
"There are two kinds of boyishness," continued Wallace. " One kind is very harmless." " What kind is that ? " asked Phonny. "Why, if a boy continues," said Wallace, " when he is quite old, to take pleasure in amusements which generally please ...
Jacob Abbott, 1873
5
Fashioning Sapphism: The Origins of a Modern English Lesbian ...
Ellis for one observes that “the commonest characteristic of the sexually inverted woman is a certain degree of masculinity or boyishness.”89 He reports how Miss V. “used to pretend [she] was a boy” and Miss M. exhibited an instinctive ...
Laura Doan, 2013
6
Spectacular Passions: Cinema, Fantasy, Gay Male Spectatorships
65 In the case of Clift, Cohan suggests that the unabashed beauty of his youthful star-image, combined with what he terms the ''feminine, neurotic, bisexual qualities. . . of his distinctive performance style,'' connotes a central ''boyishness'' that ...
Brett Farmer, 2000
7
Masculinities And Culture
(Rutherford 1997: 34) Boyhood and 'boyishness' Rutherford sees an infatuation with boyishness lying at the heart of Vic— torian manliness: The story of Empire is full of mother's boys — repressed, sentimental, loving boys in general because  ...
Beynon, John, 2001
8
The Developmental Social Psychology of Gender
As such, his "boyishness" may be taken for granted. Nonetheless, his boyishness may drive the organization of other aspects of his self-identity. He may reason that, because he is so much like other boys, he will probably really like to watch ...
Thomas Eckes, Hanns Martin Trautner, 2000
9
Gay and Lesbian Parenting: New Directions
In this instance, it conveys a sense of powerlessness on Betty's part, as if she has little or no influence over her son's degree of boyishness. Although Betty works hard to present her son as boyish, the possibility is then opened up that this is not  ...
Fiona Tasker, Jerry J. Bigner, 2013
10
Defining Neomedievalism(s)
Robin's heroic masculinity is also undercut throughout the film by scenes that accentuate his boyishness (despite the fact that he is middle-aged). Upon his return from France, the green fields of England revitalize him, and his reinvigorated ...
Karl Fugelso, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOYISHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boyishness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Body: Male Twiggy
... looking painfully skinny, as if trapped in jittery boyishness that precedes coming of age, with vacuous eyes, hollowed faces and a ghostly gait. «Livemint, Jul 15»
2
Seven Things needed to win Ashes
But despite his clear dedication he also brings a boyishness and a sense of fun to proceedings. Root clearly enjoys his cricket and too often ... «BT Sport, Jul 15»
3
A Dubious History of Exclamation Points in TV Show Titles
The exclamation point showed that the titular artist had a boyishness out of touch with his times. The show lost its way in the second season, ... «HitFix, Jun 15»
4
Arjun Kapoor birthday special: Which movie does the dude look …
Once again the young lad employed his droopy eyes and boyishness to make girls go crazy about him! Finding Fanny: There was nothing ... «India.com, Jun 15»
5
Killers of the Dream
Sam Hopkins, familiar at Town & Gown here, affected a boyishness as Matt, showcasing his versatile voice; 16-year-old Claire Korzekwa was a ... «Flagpole Magazine, Jun 15»
6
Navigating a nebulous boyhood at Non-Fiction
... be a reason to miss it this deeply personal, incredibly smart, sometimes complicated show. After all, as Lyman says, "Boyishness is nebulous. «Connect Savannah.com, Jun 15»
7
What Else Can Art Do?
I have more boyishness now than I did then.” He tried playing basketball, but the game's physical aggressiveness bothered him—he was ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
8
Andy Robertson 'flattered' by £30m valuation
Then you got a reminder of Robertson's steely determination which his boyishness can mask: “The last game, it's gone now. We can't be ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
9
Inherent Vice; Jauja; Kajaki; Kingsman: The Secret Service …
... a rancid massacre of a far-right church congregation fashioned as a moral victory – encapsulates the joyless boyishness of his film-making. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
'The Bone Tree': Greg Iles' follow up to 'Natchez Burning' is riveting
At the start, he's a winning mix of boyishness and sophistication among Mississippi's rednecks and rural blacks. Penn is a novelist, former ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Boyishness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boyishness>. May 2024 ».
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