boyish
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- adjective
- /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
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juvenil
- Despite his age, he still had that boyish enthusiasm for life.
And it's like, I mean, I'm just a dude, like behind all this boyish good looks and and charm.
- And it's like, I mean, I'm just a dude, like behind all this boyish good looks and and charm.
- It says Justin Long, actor, a likeable, boyish looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile.
- I also thought in a way similar to me changing my hairstyle years ago was that it just can't, it just seemed kind of boyish and cute.
- You have a boyishness boyish in your features.
- Dude, it's almost that Slayer that goes so much farther than his fucking boyish, you know, crew neck sweater wearing charm.
Examples
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It says Justin Long, actor, a likeable, boyish looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile.
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Did he use some of his boyish charm?
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Well, it's boyish, becoming, and easy to keep in order.
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"Let me introduce you to my n' roll collection," he said with a boyish smile.
Fiction book (1994) -
I like that she went for a boyish look which suits her gaming type as well.
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Also, he had lost a certain boyish softness around the face.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I joined the army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment of all my boyish hopes and dreams.
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He's big, and square, and boyish, and beautifully simple.
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Although still somewhat boyish in appearance, he's confident and resolute in attitude.
Fiction book (1993) -
He's a big guy in his 20s, handsome in a scrubbed-clean boyish way.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
Having the playful, lively, and innocent ways of a boy
Being playful and a little naughty like a young child
How Boyish
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Morphology
Etymology
The word boyish is simply boy plus the ending -ish, which means 'like' or 'having the quality of', as in childish. So, to be boyish is to have the playful, innocent, or charming qualities of a young boy, which explains its modern meaning.