Definitions for boyish
ˈbɔɪ ɪʃboy·ish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. boyish, boylike, schoolboyishadjective

   befitting or characteristic of a young boy

   "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boyishadjective

   Like a boy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boyishadjective

   Etymology: from boy.

   1. Belonging to a boy.

   I ran it through, e’en from my boyish days,
   To th’ very moment that he bade me tell it. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   2. Childish; trifling.

   This unheard sauciness, and boyish troops,
   The king doth smile at, and is well prepar’d
   To whip this dwarfish war, these pigmy arms. William Shakespeare, K. John.

   Young men take up some English poet for their model, and imitate him, without knowing wherein he is defective, where he is boyish and trifling. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boyish

   A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is described as a man.

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1. boyish

   Boyish typically refers to characteristics, behaviors or appearance traditionally associated with young boys, such as being youthful, playful, energetic, innocent or unrefined. It can be used to describe both males and females. For example, a woman might have a "boyish" haircut, meaning it is short or styled in a way one might typically associate with boys. Similarly, a man might display "boyish" charm, meaning he has an innocent or playful charisma. It's important to note that such descriptors are based on traditional stereotypes and do not necessarily apply to all boys or men.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boyishadjective

   resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile

How to pronounce boyish?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of boyish in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of boyish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of boyish in a Sentence

1. Eddie Redmayne:

   She talked in depth and wonderful detail about [Elbe's] art and also extraordinary things about that period. How architecture had gotten more feminine with Art Nouveau, how the notions of gender were beginning to change in the 1920s, with women's clothing becoming more boyish and haircuts getting shorter. She was just so articulate on so many subjects.

2. Ronald Reagan:

   Shouldn't someone tag Mr Kennedy's bold new imaginative program with its proper age Under the tousled boyish haircut is still old Karl Marx-first launched a century ago. There is nothing new in the idea of a government being Big Brother.

3. Giambattista Valli:

   I wanted to share the vision of the girl that I've seen these last 20 years that I've been living in Paris, this boyish attitude, independent, unique and at the same time very seductive, very free.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=boyish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Boyish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=boyish
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyish
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boyish