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Meanings of
boyishness
in English
Russian
маскулинность
Portuguese
masculinidade
Spanish
masculineidad
Catalan
masculinitat
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Set of qualities, characteristics or roles traditionally associated with maleness.
manhood
masculinity
manliness
maleness
femininity
Related terms
gendered expression
Russian
маскулинность
Synonyms
Examples for "
manhood
"
manhood
masculinity
manliness
maleness
Examples for "
manhood
"
1
In youth, lust; in full
manhood
,
strife; and in old age, covetousness.
2
The Godhead is expressed in
manhood
:
in the
manhood
we see GOD.
3
The idea of suicide was revolting to the vigor of his
manhood
.
4
Mr. Webster was then in the very vigor of his magnificent
manhood
.
5
I felt the impulse and heard the call in my early
manhood
.
1
Or his
masculinity
.
Rose's new collection featured all manner of 'feminine' detail.
2
It follows that this is also altering the American idea of
masculinity
.
3
But, it means unlearning a fundamental element of our current toxic
masculinity
.
4
Many always associated hegemonic
masculinity
in its purest form with this sport.
5
For
masculinity
in argument starts with the word it has found distasteful.
1
But Leon Dexter had neither the
manliness
nor the courage to speak.
2
There is no sacrifice of
manliness
in this, but grace and dignity.
3
Bravery has as little room in his soul as honesty or
manliness
.
4
The change meant the assertion of
manliness
,
independence, and strength of character.
5
That is what you wish to do-thatis your idea of
manliness
.
1
His
maleness
,
thus revealed, was immature in spite of his twenty-three years.
2
I! Such daydreams had the power to make my
maleness
stand tall.
3
Stanley is what he is: an almost parodic expression of primitive
maleness
.
4
Testosterone is the masculine chemical rumbling at the restless core of
maleness
.
5
Héctor Footballers still feel scared because the sport is associated with
maleness
.
Usage of
boyishness
in English
1
His irrepressible
boyishness
refused to accept it in all its moral gloom.
2
And, despite her fears Keeko smiled at the
boyishness
of it all.
3
Then the
boyishness
pent up within him came bursting out once more.
4
His quick face darkened suddenly, and all the
boyishness
vanished from it.
5
The quality which chiefly drew people to him was his extreme
boyishness
.
6
And that touch of
boyishness
almost broke down her reserve of strength.
7
Cheniston's face had lost all its
boyishness
;
it looked haggard, unhappy, old.
8
His letters were full of his usual simplicity, brightness,
boyishness
,
and enthusiasm.
9
The sporting element in the contest appealed to his undying
boyishness
.
10
Something of the appealing
boyishness
had gone out of his eyes.
11
There was a sort of
boyishness
in this speech, that was rather touching.
12
Perhaps her hesitation hung on the very
boyishness
of his proposal.
13
What charmed and surprised her in her mate was his tenderness and
boyishness
.
14
He leaned over toward Brokaw, and the
boyishness
had gone from his face.
15
It was haggard and drawn and ghastly, but even then its
boyishness
remained.
16
The alert, vigorous
boyishness
that had been so characteristic was gone.
Other examples for "boyishness"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
boyishness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
frank boyishness
sudden boyishness
very boyishness
certain boyishness
characteristic boyishness
More collocations
Translations for
boyishness
Russian
маскулинность
мужественность
мужеподобность
Portuguese
masculinidade
Spanish
masculineidad
masculinidad
masculinidades
Catalan
masculinitat
Boyishness
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