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boyish

(bɔɪɪʃ)
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe a man as boyish, you mean that he is like a boy in his appearance or behaviour, and you find this characteristic quite attractive.
[approval]
She was relieved to see his face light up with a boyish grin.
He loves to learn, and has a boyish enthusiasm for life.
Synonyms: youthful, young, innocent, adolescent More Synonyms of boyish
boyishly adverb
John grinned boyishly.
2. adjective
If you describe a girl or woman as boyish, you mean that she looks like a boy, for example because she has short hair or small breasts.
...her tall, boyish figure.

boyish in British English

(ˈbɔɪɪʃ)
adjective
of or like a boy in looks, behaviour, or character, esp when regarded as attractive or endearing
a boyish smile
Derived forms
boyishly (ˈboyishly)
adverb
boyishness (ˈboyishness)
noun

boyish in American English

(ˈbɔɪɪʃ)
adjective
of, like, or fit for a boy or boys
Derived forms
boyishly (ˈboyishly)
adverb
boyishness (ˈboyishness)
noun

Examples of 'boyish' in a sentence
boyish

The crucial aspects of hiding a boyish figure are patterns and detailing.
The Sun (2008)
He had a boyish appearance that contrasted sharply with the maturity of his sermons.
Christianity Today (2000)
His face in repose possessed a boyish charm that disarmed her.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
He has a boyish enthusiasm for his meteoric trajectory.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Her figure is boyish and she has brown teeth but he still prefers her to me.
The Sun (2009)
He no longer relies on his boyish charm and smile to win us over.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But will his voice and boyish charm be too cringeworthy for the rest of the judges?
The Sun (2009)
The vigour is evident again now, along with the humour in that still boyish face.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She is just a perfectly beautiful woman, but at the same time quite boyish.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It means she tends to wear dark colours, boyish shoes and clothes that hide her shape.
The Sun (2011)
He has a questioning mind and an alert, boyish face.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Some say it was a play on his unusual surname; others say it referred to his boyish face.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The boyish grin, frequently deployed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Both boyish, short hair brushed forward, skinny jeans.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
With an infectious grin and boyish enthusiasm, he was left-leaning politically.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was smiling -- a self-conscious boyish grin.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
And for all her glamour, she is quite boyish, with an earring in her upper ear.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
boyish

British English: boyish ADJECTIVE
If you describe a man as boyish, you mean that he is like a boy in his appearance or behaviour.
She was relieved to see his face light up with a boyish grin.
  • American English: boyish
  • Brazilian Portuguese: jovial
  • Chinese: 男孩子气的
  • European Spanish: juvenil
  • French: gamin
  • German: jungenhaft
  • Italian: da ragazzo
  • Japanese: 少年のような
  • Korean: 소년 같은
  • European Portuguese: jovial
  • Latin American Spanish: juvenil

Chinese translation of 'boyish'

boyish

(ˈbɔɪɪʃ)

adj

  1. [man, looks, smile] 男孩子气(氣)的 (nánháiziqì de)
  2. [woman] 男孩式的 (nánháishì de)
(adjective) 
He has a boyish enthusiasm for life.
Synonyms
youthful
youthful enthusiasm and high spirits
young
I was still too young to understand what was going on.
innocent
They seemed so young and innocent.
adolescent
her adolescent years
juvenile
As he gets older he becomes more juvenile.
childish
One of his most appealing qualities is his childish enthusiasm.
immature
The birds were in immature plumage.
green
He was a young lad, very green and immature.
childlike
She had never lost her childlike sense of wonder.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adolescent
Definition
of or relating to adolescence
her adolescent years
Synonyms
young,
growing,
junior,
teenage,
juvenile,
youthful,
childish,
immature,
boyish,
undeveloped,
girlish,
puerile,
in the springtime of life
in the sense of childish
Definition
of or like a child
One of his most appealing qualities is his childish enthusiasm.
Synonyms
youthful,
young,
boyish or girlish
in the sense of childlike
Definition
like a child, for example in being innocent or trustful
She had never lost her childlike sense of wonder.
Synonyms
innocent,
trusting,
simple,
naive,
credulous,
artless,
ingenuous,
guileless,
unfeigned,
trustful

Nearby words of
boyish

  • boy
  • boycott
  • boyfriend
  • boyish
  • brace
  • brace yourself
  • bracelet

Synonyms of 'boyish'

boyish

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