GIRLISH Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

girlish

adjective

Definition of girlish

as in feminine

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Recent Examples of girlish Fashion influencers will film themselves mid-bite to spread the social media gospel of the girlish treat. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 Known for her breathy, sultry yet girlish vocal style, Longet achieved significant success on the record charts, beginning with her 1967 debut album, Claudine, and, to a lesser extent, the subsequent The Look of Love (1967) and Love Is Blue (1968). — Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 May 2026 Miho Sakoda’s Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) managed a deft balance of girlish naiveté, true love and bitter betrayal with a soprano of apparently limitless expressivity. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026 In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girlish

Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlish

Adjective

Designers like Chloé and Bottega Veneta have used the earthy color as a way to contrast sexy silhouettes or ground feminine pieces.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Hadid immediately set the tone for not only the feminine prowess that would fill the stage but the ethereal beauty, too.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of feminine

Adjective

When the boyish, affable congressman became the first Latino lawmaker appointed to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee in his second term, national outlets took notice.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
After two steadying years in the Marine Corps, McQueen made his way back to New York City with a chip on his shoulder and a smoldering anger masked by surprisingly boyish charm and boundless energy.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of boyish

Adjective

With its elegant, womanly heel curving into a narrow point and its sensible perforated top designed to resemble a man's oxford dress shoe, the oxford pump is the shoe of a woman who stands between two worlds.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Definition of womanly

Adjective

His youthful experiences of flight and cultural assimilation inform a great deal of his work, which centers themes of belonging, identity, and collective memory.

— News Desk, Artforum, 15 Oct. 2026
There’s an atemporal quality to Guitarrica’s music, at once vibrant and youthful, of its moment with pop hooks but simultaneously pulling from the traditional sounds of flamenco and rumba.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of youthful

Adjective

Each female cone is borne in an upright position and is commonly violet-blue before maturing to brown.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
DeMellier’s founder, Mireia Llusia-Lindh, tapped the residential architect Nicolas Schuybroek to create a space that felt like a stylish home with vintage furniture, photography and architecture books and original work by female artists.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of female

Adjective

Video on social media showed distressed shopkeepers begging young men to stop stealing their inventory—and those young men pushing them aside to grab shoes and food from their shelves.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Such laws would require third-party audits of social media algorithms to identify any harmful patterns, such as serving eating-disorder content to young girls more than to other groups.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of young

Adjective

The designer pivoted from the vertiginous styles featured in the two previous collection to styles intended to transition easily from day to night, made with a playful and girly sensibility.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
These perfectly girly-sporty sneakers have a substantial fan club who trust them for comfort and stylishness.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlie

Adjective

Forty-nine percent of Americans, and 60% of millennials, sometimes feel judged for enjoying things considered childish.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Memoirs proceeds from there with that simultaneous posture of high-minded openness and a childish giggle.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of childish

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