boyish
adjective
of or befitting a boy; engagingly youthful or innocent.
boyishness
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a word derived from
boyish.
Example Sentences
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His round baby face, the square-rimmed glasses and his short stature gave him a boyishness that made him look younger than he was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
There was a boyishness to him that seemed to excuse his characters’ worst behavior, on “Friends” and in later roles.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Instead, a silky Jonathan Groff now prowls around menacingly, his boyishness having been nicely weaponized for his role as a sly trickster.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
Roberts, throughout the day, had lost his own famous bloom of boyishness till he looked more and more like his predecessor William Rehnquist.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2020
Kainene looked even thinner next to Olanna, almost androgynous, her tight maxi outlining the boyishness of her hips.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
