boyish
boyish
Definition
boy·ish (-is̸h)
adjective
of, like, or fit for a boy or boys
boyish
Synonyms
boyish
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- charm: His smile suffused the man of mystery with a boyish charm.
- grin: He was 17 years older than she, with a boyish grin and hands hardened from the houses he built.
- enthusiasm: Each time his boyish enthusiasm transported his experiences back for us to share.
- look: Instead, perhaps charmed by his boyish good looks, the Company representatives picked him.
- face: I noticed it myself, " cried the young duke, pushing his boyish face into the inmost ring.
- figure: The resulting imagery is poignant too; the cover artwork shows a boyish figure dwarfed by the edge of an imposing forest.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: An almost boyish enthusiasm for some new discovery leaves what is being said in the poem unfocused.
- too: He's simply too boyish to conjure any sort of heroic authority.
- so: Winston, who has seemed so boyish recently suddenly seemed sleepy and old.
- very: Pointer from the Netherlands is another new European addition this season and it is very boyish indeed.
Used with adjective complement
- look: No-one has to ask me questions, like why I look so boyish, and don't I ever like wearing a dress?
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