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Meaning of "laddishness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LADDISHNESS

laddishness  [ˈlædɪʃnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LADDISHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laddishness 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 LADDISHNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of laddishness in the English dictionary

The definition of laddishness in the dictionary is rowdiness, macho behaviour and immaturity characteristic of male adolescents or young men.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LADDISHNESS


bearishness
ˈbɛərɪʃnəs
bluishness
ˈbluːɪʃnəs
boyishness
ˈbɔɪɪʃnəs
brackishness
ˈbrækɪʃnəs
bullishness
ˈbʊlɪʃnəs
caddishness
ˈkædɪʃnəs
cloddishness
ˈklɒdɪʃnəs
Englishness
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃnəs
faddishness
ˈfædɪʃnəs
fiendishness
ˈfiːndɪʃnəs
girlishness
ˈɡɜːlɪʃnəs
greenishness
ˈɡriːnɪʃnəs
jadishness
ˈdʒeɪdɪʃnəs
Jewishness
ˈdʒuːɪʃnəs
kiddishness
ˈkɪdɪʃnəs
maidishness
ˈmeɪdɪʃnəs
modishness
ˈməʊdɪʃnəs
outlandishness
aʊtˈlændɪʃnəs
reddishness
ˈrɛdɪʃnəs
wordishness
ˈwɜːdɪʃnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LADDISHNESS

ladanum
ladder
ladder back
ladder fern
ladder tournament
ladderlike
ladderproof
laddery
laddie
laddish
lade
laden
lader
ladette
ladhood
ladies
ladies-in-waiting
ladies´ auxiliary
ladies´ fingers
ladies´ gallery

WORDS THAT END LIKE LADDISHNESS

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 laddishness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «laddishness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LADDISHNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

laddishness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laddishness
570 millions of speakers

English

laddishness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

laddishness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

laddishness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

laddishness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laddishness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

laddishness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laddishness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laddishness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kerlseins
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

laddishness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

laddishness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laddishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

laddishness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

laddishness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाडायची भावना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

laddishness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

laddishness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

laddishness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

laddishness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laddishness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

laddishness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laddishness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

laddishness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

laddishness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laddishness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LADDISHNESS»

The term «laddishness» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LADDISHNESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LADDISHNESS»

Discover the use of laddishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laddishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Urban Youth And Schooling
Laddishness? 'Laddishness' is a term in both popular and academic usage associated with hedonistic young male practices that draw on aspects of popular and hegemonic masculinity such as 'having a laugh', drinking alcohol, participating ...
Archer, Louise, Hollingworth, Sumi, Mendick, Heather, 2010
2
Understanding Minority Ethnic Achievement: Race, Gender, ...
This discourse of laddishness was taken up among the teachers we interviewed, with 16 of the 30 teachers feeling that, in general, boys tend to be held back at school by cultures of 'laddishness'. However, when the question was re-framed in  ...
Louise Archer, Becky Francis, 2006
3
Lads And Ladettes In School: Gender and a Fear of Failure
of people purposely who are not a lad, so it all depends on what crowd you're in ( Adrian, School A) In some groups particular signifiers of 'laddishness' were more important than in others. For example, 'acting hard' seemed to be a very ...
Jackson, Carolyn, 2006
4
Uncertain Masculinities: Youth, Ethnicity and Class in ...
One of the most generalised cultural responses among young men has been a reassertion ofmodified machismo in the form of 'laddishness'. Among middle- class young men this sometimes takes the form of a slightly self-mocking revelling in ...
Mike O'Donnell, Sue Sharpe, 2002
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Issues in Gender Studies Research: 2011 Edition
Mandates to tackle laddishness frequently assume that there is a common understanding of what laddishness means, and also that teachers will know how to tackle it,” scientists in Lancaster, the United Kingdom report. “This article explores ...
‎2012
6
Overloaded: Popular Culture and the Future of Feminism
This volume examines the phenomenon of laddishness and the cult of the girlie in film, TV, advertising, music, politics, literature, and society.
Imelda Whelehan, 2000
7
Learning to Labor in New Times
àvis femininity, she argued that from a socialpsychological perspective, laddishness is also about coping with the fear of academic failure in a dominant culture of performavitity. Middleclass boys might appropriate the culture of Willis's “lads” ...
Nadine Dolby, Greg Dimitriadis, 2004
8
Pupil Disaffection in Schools: Bad Boys and Hard Girls
... this should bethe case,butitcan certainlybe explained in partwith reference togenderconflict. Laddishness has been read as a defensive strategy employed to distance themselves fromanacademic worldthatis perceivedas weak andfeminine.
Dr Sarah Swann, 2014
9
Crime Scenes: Detective Narratives in European Culture Since ...
magazines such as Loaded to show how laddishness parades a cynical rejection of feminist views on pornography and exploitation.5 In March 1997, Susie Orbach commented on the way that femininity has now expanded while masculinity ...
Anne Mullen, Emer O'Beirne, 2000
10
Social Justice, Education and Identity
Whilst boys appear to be using sexist and hetero- sexist discourses to frame their masculinity vis,d,vis femininity, she argues that from a social,psychological perspective, laddishness is also about coping with the fear of academic failure in a ...
Carol Vincent, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LADDISHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laddishness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Top Gear review: three particle-farting gas-guzzlers shine up well on …
We can boo the puerility – and worse – of the presenters, plus the laddishness, the message etc, but this Top Gear has often been imaginative, ... «HITC, Jun 15»
2
Dapper Laughs defends act after North nightclub ban over rape joke …
And although his act was graphic and revolved around themes of sex, drinking and 'laddishness', there was certainly nothing about rape, ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
3
Thank f*** it's over: Chris Evans' TFI Friday is still awful, twenty years …
Its laddishness was, I think, aimed very specifically at middle-class blokes, the sexism and general stupidity tempered for them by the ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
4
Queen's Speech 2015: QUENTIN LETTS sees the Lords at their worst
We heard a proposal speech of sporty laddishness from Simon Burns (Con, Chelmsford), long-standing foe of Squeaker Bercow. Mr Burns took ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
The Wombats
... laughs, and decided that This Modern Glitch (the title itself suggests an urbane mittelEuropa at odds with laddishness) offered a way forward. «PopMatters, May 15»
6
Britain's Got Talent 2015: Crumble song, body contortion and a …
Fortunately while their flirting and laddishness took them some way, their singing did the rest and their version of You Raise Me Up took them ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
7
Short story: Trying Times by Nick Alexander
... as different as possible to Tom and within the confines of yoga class, Mike had appeared to be a perfect antidote to Tom's jokey laddishness. «Express.co.uk, May 15»
8
Lee Nelson review – suited, booted and peddling sexist gags
In the past, the character's laddishness has been redeemed by charm, some decent material and Brodkin's rabble-rousing flair. But there are no ... «The Guardian, May 15»
9
Campus Nags Want to Change How Male Students Think
... which involves the N.U.S. putting pressure on Students' Unions to clamp down hard on any displays of laddishness on their campuses. «Reason, May 15»
10
The legacy of the late Gerry Ryan: 'A titan of broadcasting who …
That larger-than-life personality, the seemingly effortless mixture of sensitivity and laddishness, the iconic status of both man and programme, ... «Irish Independent, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Laddishness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/laddishness>. Apr 2024 ».
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