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Recent Examples of boyishness
Making the most of his spindly body and LaGuardia High School–bred smirk, Chalamet uses his inescapable boyishness completely to his advantage, bringing an immature audacity to the classic in-over-his-head operator.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
In the opening stretch, as young Pat fights the power, we’re touched by the actor’s boyishness, still clinging to him at fifty.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
In these moments, his boyishness shined through.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
In the opening stretch, as young Pat fights the power, we’re touched by the actor’s boyishness, still clinging to him at fifty.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
In these moments, his boyishness shined through.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyishness
maleness
Noun
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The men handling their maleness was interesting.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Boyishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyishness. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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