boyishness

/ˈbɔɪɪʃnəs/ noun

The quality of being boyish.

Word Origin From boy + -ish (like, having qualities of) + -ness — boyishness is the quality of being boyish, youthful and masculine in a boy's way. Boy comes from Middle English boi, possibly from Old French. The -ish suffix is the same as in flattish, meaning 'somewhat.' Boyishness is the state of retaining boy-like traits. Related: boyhood (the state of being a boy), schoolboy, cowboy, and tomboy.

noun The quality of being boyish. countable

His boyishness made him seem much younger than his actual age of thirty.

(名词) 男孩气;孩子气;稚气

他的孩子气让他看起来比实际三十岁的年龄年轻得多。

(sustantivo) aniñamiento; juvenilidad; inocencia; lozanía; mocezuelo [La cualidad de ser aniñado o juvenil.]

Lo aniñado de su aspecto lo hacía parecer mucho más joven de lo que realmente era, treinta años.

(nom) côté juvénile; allure de garçon; air de jeune garçon; juvénilité [Caractère de ce qui est juvénile ou garçon; allure jeune, vive et parfois espiègle.]

Son allure garçon lui donnait l'air bien plus jeune que ses trente ans réels.

(Substantiv) Jungenhaftigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, jugendlich, unbeschwert oder typisch für einen Jungen zu wirken, oft in Bezug auf Verhalten oder Aussehen.]

Seine **Boyishness** ließ ihn viel jünger wirken als seine tatsächlichen dreißig Jahre.

(名詞) 男の子のように若々しく、無邪気で無骨な性質。

彼の少年らしさが、実際の年齢の30歳よりもはるかに若く見せた。

(substantivo) juvenilidade; inocência; puerilidade; aspecto juvenil; genialidade [A qualidade de ser juvenil; aspecto de menino.]

Seu aspecto juvenil o fazia parecer muito mais novo do que sua idade real de trinta anos.

Word parts: boy + ish + ness

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