young ladyishadj.

Brit.

/ˌjʌŋ ˈleɪdɪɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌjəŋ ˈleɪdiɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: young lady n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < young lady n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier fine-ladyish adj. at fine lady n. Derivatives and ladyish adj.

Suitable for a young lady; resembling or characteristic of a young lady.

ΘΠ

the world > people > person > young person > young woman > [adjective]

maidenly1530

maidenlike1548

maiden1594

young-ladylike1754

sweet sixteen1826

young ladyish1832

young-womanly1836

flapperish1920

teenybop1967

1832 Athenæum 25 Feb. 121/1 It doubtless sounded pretty, and novel-like and young-lady-ish.

1860 Sat. Rev. 7 Jan. 12/1 It is not to be wondered at..that there should be something eminently young ladyish in the clergyman's way of doing parochial business.

1883 W. D. Howells Woman's Reason ii. 29 There were childish keepsakes scattered about in odd places, out of the way of young-ladyish luxuries.

1928 Manch. Guardian 19 Jan. 8 Many of them [sc. hats] have ears, some of which are small and delicate and young ladyish.

1999 Paper Mar. 56/2 Her hair is salt-and-pepper now and her daughter is young lady-ish.

Derivatives

ˌyoung ˈladyishness n.

ΘΠ

the world > people > person > young person > young woman > [noun] > state or quality of being

sweet seventeen1791

young ladyhood1843

young-womanhood1852

young ladyship1856

young ladyishness1867

damselhood1880

flapperhood1905

flapperdom1907

flapperism1909

1867 John Bull 25 May 383/1 The writer is evidently a lady, and yet in its structure and language it does not betray the slightest trace of young-ladyishness.

1884 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham i. iv The Colonel, in fond enjoyment of their young ladyishness.

1997 J. Dusinberre Virginia Woolf's Renaissance i. 13 Implicit assumptions about women and writing, most strongly in evidence in his essay on Charlotte Brontë whom he patronises for young ladyishness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	young ladyish
释义	young ladyishadj. Brit. /ˌjʌŋ ˈleɪdɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌjəŋ ˈleɪdiɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: young lady n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < young lady n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier fine-ladyish adj. at fine lady n. Derivatives and ladyish adj. Suitable for a young lady; resembling or characteristic of a young lady. ΘΠ the world > people > person > young person > young woman > [adjective] maidenly1530 maidenlike1548 maiden1594 young-ladylike1754 sweet sixteen1826 young ladyish1832 young-womanly1836 flapperish1920 teenybop1967 1832 Athenæum 25 Feb. 121/1 It doubtless sounded pretty, and novel-like and young-lady-ish. 1860 Sat. Rev. 7 Jan. 12/1 It is not to be wondered at..that there should be something eminently young ladyish in the clergyman's way of doing parochial business. 1883 W. D. Howells Woman's Reason ii. 29 There were childish keepsakes scattered about in odd places, out of the way of young-ladyish luxuries. 1928 Manch. Guardian 19 Jan. 8 Many of them [sc. hats] have ears, some of which are small and delicate and young ladyish. 1999 Paper Mar. 56/2 Her hair is salt-and-pepper now and her daughter is young lady-ish. Derivatives ˌyoung ˈladyishness n. ΘΠ the world > people > person > young person > young woman > [noun] > state or quality of being sweet seventeen1791 young ladyhood1843 young-womanhood1852 young ladyship1856 young ladyishness1867 damselhood1880 flapperhood1905 flapperdom1907 flapperism1909 1867 John Bull 25 May 383/1 The writer is evidently a lady, and yet in its structure and language it does not betray the slightest trace of young-ladyishness. 1884 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham i. iv The Colonel, in fond enjoyment of their young ladyishness. 1997 J. Dusinberre Virginia Woolf's Renaissance i. 13 Implicit assumptions about women and writing, most strongly in evidence in his essay on Charlotte Brontë whom he patronises for young ladyishness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1832
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