boyishness

Definition of boyishnessnext

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Recent Examples of boyishness One of them, Wilf (played with a neat balance of boyishness and menace by Charlie Webb), fancies her. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 That everyday boyishness is the reason Disney Kids & Family’s senior vice president of casting, Brenda Kelly Grant, and her team gravitated to Barton for placement across the Disney portfolio. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 To embody Fred Astaire is to have a certain boyishness, sure, but that crazy dancer was a man, through and through. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 July 2026 But their patience dwindles, her son Telemachus (Tom Holland, his eternal boyishness put to great use) is getting easier to goad into a fight, and the blind swineherd Eumaeus (John Leguizamo) is all that’s left of the king’s loyal servants. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 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
  • Public speech was a—if not the—defining attribute of maleness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • The men handling their maleness was interesting.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

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“Boyishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyishness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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