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How to pronounce boyishness in English?

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Type Words
Type of masculinity
Derivation boyish

Examples of boyishness

boyishness
It was precisely the boyishness of the offenses that disturbed city officials.
From the time.com
Given their jovial boyishness, what's less obvious is that Mark is 51 and Matt is 49.
From the sacbee.com
Flutie couldn't turn back time, but he still had that boyishness about him.
From the usatoday.com
There's still a hint of boyishness about McIlroy and a grace that seems to come naturally.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Maguire's boyishness masks his real emotions, for a while at least.
From the sacbee.com
Don't let the aw-shucks mannerisms and the Opie Taylor boyishness conceal the competitor within.
From the usatoday.com
John F. Kennedy surprised her with his unpresidential boyishness.
From the time.com
Whether you ignore them or gate them in, this boyishness will burn itself out in a couple of weeks.
From the kentucky.com
He is good-looking in a regular-guy sort of way, but that includes too big a dose of bland boyishness.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • Being characteristic of a boy
  • (boyishly) like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee"
  • A boy is a young male human (usually child or adolescent), as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.