as in femininity
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Recent Examples of girlishness
Olivia Rodrigo’s girlishness is her superpower.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Montalvo Peña’s audition gets across in just a few minutes Aje’s distinctive blend of perk, pluck and pastel-pink girlishness spiked with a generous dollop of disassociated delusionality.
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Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Montalvo Peña’s audition gets across in just a few minutes Aje’s distinctive blend of perk, pluck and pastel-pink girlishness spiked with a generous dollop of disassociated delusionality.
—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlishness
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The theme that surprised Jolie most while working on Couture was the protagonist’s relationship with love and her own femininity.
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These capture the delicate femininity of a ballet flat, with a subtle lift.
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Akil’s debut novel expands her storytelling from television’s exterior gaze into the interior, intricate psychology of Black womanhood, where image, trauma, and self-reckoning collapse into a single narrative space.
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Betti — An actor, writer, and producer who creates and stars in visually bold, absurdist scripts examining the absurdity of womanhood from a trans perspective.
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In this wildly inventive collection of stories, Kirby explores the power of feminity in its many forms – including as brazen witches, virgins who can't be sacrificed and even cockroaches who catcallers fear.
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For makeup, Campbell emphasized the romanticism and feminity of her gown with long eyelashes and a pink lip.
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“Girlishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlishness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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