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Meaning of "schoolboyish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHOOLBOYISH

schoolboyish  [ˈskuːlˌbɔɪɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHOOLBOYISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Schoolboyish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCHOOLBOYISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of schoolboyish in the English dictionary

The definition of schoolboyish in the dictionary is like or characteristic of a schoolboy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCHOOLBOYISH


babyish
ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ
boyish
ˈbɔɪɪʃ
coyish
ˈkɔɪɪʃ
dandyish
ˈdændɪɪʃ
dilettanteish
ˌdɪləˈtæntɪɪʃ
dryish
ˈdraɪɪʃ
fortyish
ˈfɔːtɪɪʃ
goyisch
ˈɡɔɪɪʃ
goyish
ˈɡɔɪɪʃ
greyish
ˈɡreɪɪʃ
highish
ˈhaɪɪʃ
hobbledehoyish
ˌhɒbəldɪˈhɔɪɪʃ
lazyish
ˈleɪzɪɪʃ
sissyish
ˈsɪsɪɪʃ
slyish
ˈslaɪɪʃ
thirtyish
ˈθɜːtɪɪʃ
toadyish
ˈtəʊdɪɪʃ
tomboyish
ˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃ
toyish
ˈtɔɪɪʃ
wheyish
ˈweɪɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCHOOLBOYISH

school-age child
school-age children
school-gate mum
school-leaver
school-leaving
school-leaving age
schoolbag
schoolbook
schoolboy
schoolboy crush
schoolchild
schoolchildren
schoolcraft
schoolday
schooldays
schoole
schoolery
schoolfellow
schoolgirl
schoolgirl complexion

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCHOOLBOYISH

boobyish
clayish
cockneyish
countryish
essayish
fiftyish
flunkeyish
fogyish
grannyish
jockeyish
ladyish
nannyish
ninnyish
pixyish
prettyish
puppyish
pygmyish
shyish
Toryish
zanyish

Synonyms and antonyms of schoolboyish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «schoolboyish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHOOLBOYISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

schoolboyish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colegial
570 millions of speakers

English

schoolboyish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

schoolboyish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

schoolboyish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

schoolboyish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

schoolboyish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

schoolboyish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écolier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Murid sekolah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schüler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

schoolboyish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

schoolboyish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Murid sekolah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

schoolboyish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

schoolboyish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शालेय शिक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

schoolboyish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schoolboyish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schoolboyish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

schoolboyish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schoolboyish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

schoolboyish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schoolboyish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

schoolboyish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

schoolboyish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of schoolboyish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOOLBOYISH»

The term «schoolboyish» is used very little and occupies the 180.767 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOOLBOYISH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOOLBOYISH»

Discover the use of schoolboyish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to schoolboyish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
120 Schoolboyish Petrarchan Sonnets
The aforementioned schoolboyish aspect of the entire collection should not at all detract from a sense that a sonnet can be very narrow and also highly ornate.
Bruce Hamilton, 2005
2
New York Magazine
The. approach. to. sex. is. schoolboyish,. a. far. squeal. from. Harris's. own. book . . ." Music /Alan Rich MANY SPLENDORS, MANY SIZES "...With Richter's larger- than-life. Southampton's newest resort motel, WINDWARD, offers a world of ...
3
So Far and No Further!: Rhodesia's Bid for Independence ...
This, Johnston felt, illustrated the simple uncomprehending character with whom the British were dealing, adding that no one should under-estimate Smith's political naivete'. Schoolboyish in appearance, Johnston went on, Smith had a ring of ...
Jrt Wood, 2012
4
Teaching in School and College
can institution where the marks are never given or heard of except at fixed examinations visited Yale, and told me it seemed to him very schoolboyish for the instructor to make a mark in his book after each recitation. Whether it is schoolboyish ...
William Lyon Phelps, 1912
5
The Churchman's family magazine
And after all his miseries it was cheering to hear as he left the churchyard, concerning the fruit of so much toil, — " Schoolboyish, but pretty fair for the first ; didn't you think so ?" No wonder that the mortified idealist rushed away to hide himself ...
6
The Chord
because it is "the thing" to go, not to idle away several years, not to make gigantic reputations in football, cricket, and rowing, but to acquire knowledge and to train their minds. For the somewhat paltry and schoolboyish scholarship of ...
‎1899
7
The Penny Post VOL.XX January to December,1870
Schoolboyish! Were they going to patronize him ? These people whom he had come to teach ? Would they kindly give him a few lessons in sermon-writing ? Or iu Church discipline perhaps they would instruct him ? They seemed to have very  ...
The Penny Post VOL.XX January to December,1870, 1870
8
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Complete Works- The Brothers Karamazov ...
schoolboyish bluntness. I resolved to listen to him from a desire to be openminded and . . . from intense curiosity. "Look here,Lambert, youwon't understand this, but I'm consenting to listen toyoubecause I'm openminded," I declared firmly, and ...
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
9
Jonathan's Friend
LeeNeffey was right at his door receiving the guests. He was a big cordial man with thick eyebrows and the composure of a schoolboyish bear. I don't know what I really mean by a schoolboyish bear but I can tell you he impressed me as being  ...
Roberto Athayde, 2001
10
Notes from the Underground, and The Gambler
And then at times I think that I am still not far from childhood, from the school bench, and I am simply fooling around in a rude schoolboyish way. It is Polina, it is all Polina! Perhaps there would not have been this schoolboyish episode if it were ...
Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHOOLBOYISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term schoolboyish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Antony and Cleopatra review: Globe takes middling stab at Bard's …
Jolyon Coy has the right kind of public schoolboyish petulance for Octavius though not at any kind of zenith, nor does he get the masterful coolness. Phil Daniels ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
India vs Australia: Steve Smith, the thorn in India's flesh all summer
A schoolboyish face, a shy smile, they say he isn't much of a sledger, funny gait in running across the track, and a sense of fidgetiness doesn't present an image ... «The Indian Express, Mar 15»
3
England v India: MS Dhoni deserves just as much stick as Alastair …
... of the one-day universe but his captaincy as England's remarkable last wicket partnership unfolded was schoolboyish, if that is not a disservice to schoolboys. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
4
John Bercow: I'm not a sex symbol but criticising me for my height is …
It's just low grade, intellectually substandard and schoolboyish." Related stories. MP Patrick Mercer resigns following lobby scandal · Ukip leader Nigel Farage ... «Evening Standard, Jul 14»
5
World Cup 2014: BBC pundits on England's Uruguay defeat
England's defending in the 2-1 defeat by Group D rivals Uruguay was "schoolboyish" and something you see in Sunday league football, according to former ... «BBC Sport, Jun 14»
6
England vs Uruguay 360-degree panorama of Arena Corinthians …
England were left to count the cost of defending described as "atrocious" and "schoolboyish" after a 2-1 defeat by Uruguay left them on the brink of World Cup ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
7
'Schoolboyish' behaviour: Ex-Hull City director Philip Webster given …
Mr Gamble, who admitted spiking the drinks of Hull City's former finance director at Hull City, from the late 1990s to 2001, told the court it was "schoolboyish" and ... «Hull Daily Mail, May 14»
8
Roy Hodgson's canny move in naming final 23 keeps England party …
It sounds schoolboyish but you start trying to work out who to be buddies with – are they going? Are they staying? Little groups begin to form. Where is everyone ... «The Guardian, May 14»
9
Eliza's Streamlined Gray Backpack
Black leather cut in a schoolboyish shape with gold hardware and a long strap that I slung over my shoulder, it was so perfect. So cool. The sinking feeling that I ... «Fashionista, Apr 14»
10
Two-faced Kremlin plays Snowden spy game well: Interpreter …
A schoolboyish prank best describes the actions of Russian officialdom and Russian state media in convincing a global news corps that Edward Snowden, the ... «New York Daily News, Jun 13»

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