HOYDENISH Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

hoydenish

adjective

Definition of hoydenish

as in masculine

having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman a designer whose eclectic spring line paired hoydenish work boots with frilly skirts

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Adjective

The furnishings and décor are sleek and masculine, with materials like teak, oak, and leather, while in the bathrooms, black Zimbabwe marble and white Navona travertine strike a dramatic tone.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
The series’ most potentially radical idea, one that doesn’t quite pay off because the editing is so heavy on the masculine experience, is the inclusion of three women volunteers.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of masculine

Adjective

Whether these ads were meant to imply that clutching and shifting was too physical for women, too unladylike, or just too complex for the little dears is not clear.

— Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026
That would have been unladylike.

— Lucy Worsley September 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025

Definition of unladylike

Adjective

Women fighting for the right to vote were seen by their detractors as unfeminine, and vinegar valentines were a cheap and convenient medium to enforce gender roles.

— Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals.

— Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024

Definition of unfeminine

Adjective

The Christian male protagonist Samaan (Marwan Waleed) is a socially awkward young man traumatized by a terrorist incident that led to his father’s murder.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
The drugs are today available in more forms, such as a pill, and are also more affordable, leading more younger, lower-income and male consumers to use the drugs, according to the research.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of male

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