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boyish

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boy·ish  (boish)
adj.
Characteristic of or befitting a boy: boyish charm.
boyish·ly adv.
boyish·ness n.
boyish [ˈbɔɪɪʃ]
adj
of or like a boy in looks, behaviour, or character, esp when regarded as attractive or endearing a boyish smile
boyishly  adv
boyishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.boyish - befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"
boylike, schoolboyish
young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
boyish
adjective youthful, young, innocent, adolescent, juvenile, childish, immature, green, childlike He has a boyish enthusiasm for life.
Translations
boyish [ˈbɔɪɪʃ] ADJ [appearance, manner] → juvenil; (= tomboyish) (of girl) → de muchacho, de chico; (of small girl) → de niño
boyish [ˈbɔɪɪʃ] adj
[grin, enthusiasm, looks] → d'enfant, de garçon
to look boyish (= appear youthful) [man] → faire jeune
a boyish woman → une garçonne
[figure, manner] → juvénile; [hairstyle] → à la garçonne
boyish
adj → jungenhaft; woman → knabenhaft
boyish [ˈbɔɪɪʃ] adj (appearance, manner) → da ragazzo
boyish [ˈbɔɪɪʃ] adj (appearance, manner) → da ragazzo


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Neither had success as yet affected their boyish simplicity and the frankness of old frontier habits; they played with their new-found riches with the naive delight of children, and rehearsed their glowing future with the importance and triviality of school-boys.
Devil's Ford by Harte, Bret View in context
She was a mere girl--and a boyish girl at that--with sunburned fingers that delighted in doing what boys' fingers did; with a body and muscles that liked swimming and violent endeavour of all sorts; with a mind that was daring, but that dared no farther than boys' adventures, and that delighted in rifles and revolvers, Stetson hats, and a sexless camaraderie with men.
Adventure by London, Jack View in context
"A pretty dream," said my soul, "though a little boyish for thirty.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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