boyish

boy·ish (boi

sh)

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

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Adj.

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

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-ish adolescent adult male aged babyish Barringout behavior boyishly Boyishness boylike childish fille gamine girl hoyden juvenile miss missy Peter Pan	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	Boy bishop Boy Orator of the Platte boy racer Boy Scout Boy Scouts Boy Scouts of America boy toy boy wonder Boy's love Boy's play boy-meets-girl boyar Boyau Boyce boychik boycott Boycotter boycottism Boyd Boyd Orr Boydekin Boyer boyf boyfriend boyhood boyish boyishly Boyishness Boyism Boykinia Boykinia elata Boykinia occidentalis Boyle Boyle Robert Boyle's law boylike Boyne Boynton Beach boyo Boyoma Falls Boys' Brigade boys-and-girls Boys’ Brigade boysenberry boysenberry bush boysy boytrose Boz Boza Bozcaada Bozeman	Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth Boyet Boyevaya Mashina Desantnika Boyevaya Mashina Pehoti Boyevaya Razvedyuatel'naya Dozornaya Meshina boyf boyfriend boyfriend boyfriend charged with assault Boyfriend Experience Boyfriend For Life Boyfriend for Now Boyfriend Forever Boyfriend injured at home Boyfriend Over Shoulder Boyfriend Pillow Boyfriend' Boyfriend-Girlfriend Boyfriends Boygroup boyhood boyhood boyhood boyhood Boyhood's End boyhoods boyhoods boyhoods Boyington, ‘Pappy’ Boyington, Gregory boyish boyishly boyishness boyishness boyishness Boyism Boykan, Martin Boykin Boykin Boykin Boykin Boykin Spaniel Boykin Spaniels Boykinia Boykinia elata Boykinia occidentalis BOYL Boylan, Blazes Boyle Boyle Boyle Boyle Abbey Boyle County Boyle County, Kentucky Boyle County, KY Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Boyle law Boyle law Boyle law Boyle law Boyle Mariotte law

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Peter Pan

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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