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Boyish | Boyishly

Boyish meaning

  1. Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
  2. Relating to a boy, or occurring in boyhood.

Synonyms of Boyish

boylike schoolboyish young immature

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Using Boyish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor. | Relating to a boy, or occurring in boyhood.
  • Useful related words include: boylike, schoolboyish, young, immature.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: jongensachtig.
  • In the example corpus, boyish often appears in combinations such as: boyish charm, his boyish, of boyish.

Context around Boyish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Boyish

  • In this selection, "boyish" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, almost, too, frat, charm, energy and excitability stand out and add context to how "boyish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also to boyish young women and an almost boyish sense of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "boyish" sits close to words such as abdicated, acme and afcfta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with boyish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A very social person George possessed an almost boyish sense of humor. (12 words)

He had a gentle, childlike boyish streak in him that I absolutely adored. (13 words)

Boyish long curls are best suited for those looking for a fresh, modern look. (14 words)

The shorts vibe of 2020 is one part Paul Mescal owning lockdown London in his O’Neills Gaelic football shorts and one part Carrie Bradshaw tapping at her laptop on a hot Manhattan night in a stretchy tank top and a pair of boyish athletic shorts. (46 words)

Not long afterward, the gay community began using to mean a young, attractive gay man, as on the cover of XY magazine in 2000 came to be applied not only to men but also to boyish young women—originally young women in skateboarding. (43 words)

A longtime radio presence and label head within the UK’s underground club scene since the mid 1980s, the famously eclectic DJ has kept his boyish charm and undeniable energy – smiling all the way through his set. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

At a modern-looking new community center in the Bayankhoshuu ger district in northwest Ulaanbaatar one afternoon, I met Bilguun Ankhbayar, 19. Boyish but tall, Ankhbayar was a city kid.

Fox's character, the conservative, Nixon-loving Alex P. Keaton, quickly became the most beloved character on the show thanks largely to Fox's boyish charm and extreme likability.

It probably doesn’t help that he has something of a boyish energy that makes him seem younger than his 39 years.

The gag of Jake turning a police lineup into an impromptu Backstreet Boys tribute is perfectly set up and expresses the character’s boyish excitability better than perhaps any other scene in the entire show.

We are expected to be everything all at once: feminine enough but not so much that we’re weak or silly, strong enough to be a “cool girl” without being too boyish.

What an insult to everyday beer drinkers that the marketing department at Bud Light thought they were too frat boyish or not progressive enough to attract more consumers.

A longtime radio presence and label head within the UK’s underground club scene since the mid 1980s, the famously eclectic DJ has kept his boyish charm and undeniable energy – smiling all the way through his set.

Boyish long curls are best suited for those looking for a fresh, modern look.

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He had a gentle, childlike boyish streak in him that I absolutely adored.

Josh St. Clair brings a boyish charm to Sam whilst he is “alive”, with the most notable thing about his performance being his vocal range and quality.

The half-open mouth is kissably soft, and the hair still lies in a boyish fringe.

Urie, a stalwart favorite for Broadway comedy, delivers an endearingly neurotic prince with boyish charm and good looks.

A contingent there coalesced around Rob Sand, the state auditor and boyish of Iowa Democratic politics.

Another captivating image displays a boyish-looking George Harrison in colour, taken in 1961, when he was just 17, likewise Paul McCartney when he was only 16.

A very social person George possessed an almost boyish sense of humor.

But while most of their peers approached old material with reverence, Mr. Weber and Mr. Stampfel stood out with their spontaneity and almost boyish mischief.

He grabbed Hannah B.'s attention with his boyish charm and one storied night in a windmill, but Bachelor Nation was shocked when she ended their relationship.

Not long afterward, the gay community began using to mean a young, attractive gay man, as on the cover of XY magazine in 2000 came to be applied not only to men but also to boyish young women—originally young women in skateboarding.

The shorts vibe of 2020 is one part Paul Mescal owning lockdown London in his O’Neills Gaelic football shorts and one part Carrie Bradshaw tapping at her laptop on a hot Manhattan night in a stretchy tank top and a pair of boyish athletic shorts.

This being a presumed threat to end his film career, which, as was frequently true in Hollywood then and now, depended in part on his boyish good looks.

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Common combinations with boyish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "boyish" in a sentence?
An example: "At a modern-looking new community center in the Bayankhoshuu ger district in northwest Ulaanbaatar one afternoon, I met Bilguun Ankhbayar, 19. Boyish but tall, Ankhbayar was a city kid." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "boyish" from authentic English texts.
What does "boyish" mean?
Boyish means: Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
What are synonyms of "boyish"?
Common synonyms of "boyish" include: boylike, schoolboyish, young, immature.
What is "boyish" in Dutch?
"boyish" translates to Dutch as: jongensachtig.
How many example sentences with "boyish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "boyish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.