girlish

Examples

• All

• Her face was sober and girlish under the aureole of gold that was her hair.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Alexa Storey looked younger than her 23 years, and her body had a girlish, coming-into-womanhood plumpness about it.

  Fiction book (1995)

• You have the same girlish figure you always have.

  Café Society (2016)

• When she does, her voice is girlish and sweet, as usual.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I was 15, and perhaps my girlish, romantic expectations were a bit high.

  Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)

• Her eyes were closed, and her face had relaxed into a pretty, girlish pout.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Rachel is deep in a giggling, girlish conversation with another actress.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The dress was bound tightly at the waist, showing off a slim girlish figure.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Mrs. Harth squeezed her hand in girlish excitement, like one sharing a secret just a bit prematurely.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The young girl twirled around the room with a girlish joy that filled everyone with happiness.

Synonyms

C

cute

vsgirlish

∞ 1.0

Attractive in a small, pretty, or charming way

highlights innocence and playfulness specifically instead of mere attractiveness

G

girly

vsgirlish

• Informal

49 3.7

Having a cute, soft style with lace, ribbons, or pastel colors

is more general, meaning young-person characteristics not only feminine traits

G

girlie

vsgirlish

• Informal

13 5.6

Made for girls with a very feminine, young style

focuses on youthfulness and innocence rather than design or style

S

schoolgirlish

vsgirlish

8.0

Young, shy, and innocent in a playful way

is broader, shows young-person playfulness beyond school specifics

Antonyms

M

manly

79 3.0

Showing strength, courage, or a strong will often seen as men's qualities

How Girly

girly

• Informal

49 3.7

girlish

21 3.5

childlike

36 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology