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schoolgirlish

schoolgirlish

8.0
Young, shy, and innocent in a playful way
  • adjective
  • /ˈskuːlˌɡɜːr.lɪʃ/
: infantil
  • He admired her schoolgirlish innocence as she eagerly shared her hopes.

Examples

  • Her schoolgirlish charm made everyone smile during the celebration.

  • On her back, from her nape, on which her schoolgirlish tan had suddenly paled, Yoshiko's downy baby hairs met his eye.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Despite her age, she maintained a schoolgirlish enthusiasm for learning.

Synonyms

girly
vsschoolgirlish
  • Informal
49 3.7

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

focuses more on youthful naivety than on cute style
girlish
vsschoolgirlish
21 3.5

Having innocent, playful ways like a young girl

is narrower and emphasizes youthful naivety rather than general playfulness

How Innocent

innocent
∞ 2.2
naive
312 4.1
childlike
36 3.7
schoolgirlish
8.0
girlish
21 3.5

Surface Forms

schoolgirlish positive

Morphology

schoolgirlish = schoolgirl (transparent) = school + girl + ish

Formed by the compound 'schoolgirl' plus the productive suffix '-ish' meaning 'like' or 'characteristic of', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Schoolgirlish comes from the word schoolgirl plus the ending -ish, where -ish means 'like' and schoolgirl means a young girl who studies at school. So it means 'like a schoolgirl', showing young, innocent, or excited behavior, much like childish means 'like a child'.