Definition of boyish in English:

boyish

adjective ˈbɔɪɪʃˈbɔɪɪʃ

Of, like, or characteristic of a male child or young man.
男孩（似）的；孩子气的
his boyish charm
他那男孩般的魅力。
she looked boyish and defiant
她看起来像男孩，而且很倔强。
Example sentencesExamples
- With their floppy haircuts and boyish good looks, they were billed as America's Beatles.
- The one-time New Glasgow Boy still looks boyish, and I compliment him on this.
- Some see him as a man trapped in the boyish Top Gun character that shot him to fame.
- There is a real boyish gusto in his voice when he talks about it.
- His firm handshake, welcoming smile and boyish charm were a winning combination.
- It was his loud argyle socks that revealed the boyish sense of humour behind the staid visage.
- He's 34 but looks years younger, and could certainly give lessons in boyish charm.
- His innocent boyish face suggests a young, vivid child, a likeable person.
- It suited her boyish crop of brunette hair and wild, pale blue eyes.
- She looks much younger and offers a broad, easy smile with a somewhat boyish temperament.
- But, despite my boyish good looks, I'm probably unlikely to be engaged for either role.
- He was also able to project a certain amount of boyish charm, at least into the early 1940s.
- Yet, each time we encounter sharks, I see his face light up again in a boyish grin.
- His hair is thinning but he has a boyish smile that makes his age impossible to guess.
- He seems more boyish and youthful than the rather circumspect Sandler.
- Feisty and suitably boyish, Toyah's exuberance would have shamed performers half her age.
- A man of 40 years but with boyish good looks and a floppy fringe tackles the challenge head on.
- His face looks like a boxer's battered glove, crumpled and creased but boyish and mischievous.
- He truly had grown up, his once boyish features now sculpted to the handsome ones of a young man.
- His face was clean of any pimples, and his smile was boyish, but held the promise of maturity.
Synonyms
youthful, young, childlike, adolescent, teenage, teenaged, fresh-faced
immature, juvenile, infantile, childish, babyish, callow, green, puerile
archaic bread-and-butter

Derivatives

boyishly

adverb

His face is open and boyishly innocent, and he possesses an understated yet intense personal charisma.
Example sentencesExamples
- If I have any complaint about the art it's in the samey-ness of his short-cropped, boyishly bodied women.
- A black silk shirt hung open from his shoulders, baring a boyishly smooth and muscular torso for a man who says he's 69 and is alleged by various old spoilers down south to be as much as five years older.
- His charisma was of the kind that lit up a room as soon as he entered it, boyishly handsome even after his hair began to grey, with movie-star good looks that many women found irresistible.
- Sure, you already knew that Ken's funny, smart, insightful, and boyishly handsome, but did you know he can also sing and dance?

boyishness

noun ˈbɔɪɪʃnəsˈbɔɪəʃnəs

It had nothing to do with the usual qualities such men are supposed to possess: vulnerability, say, or boyishness, or even charisma.
Example sentencesExamples
- For all his verbal roughhousing, the 41-year-old exudes a peculiar vulnerability and a boyishness in his taunts.
- Though he's preternaturally young, his unmediated aggressiveness has tempered any bit of boyishness (but he tells you often he's 35).
- There is something almost childlike about Harper, a gee-whiz boyishness.
- He does retain a certain boyishness - a jauntiness of gait when he has spotted someone he really must talk to.

Definition of boyish in US English:

boyish

adjectiveˈboiiSHˈbɔɪɪʃ

Of, like, or characteristic of a male child or young man.
男孩（似）的；孩子气的
his boyish charm
他那男孩般的魅力。
she looked boyish and defiant
她看起来像男孩，而且很倔强。
Example sentencesExamples
- His face looks like a boxer's battered glove, crumpled and creased but boyish and mischievous.
- Yet, each time we encounter sharks, I see his face light up again in a boyish grin.
- The one-time New Glasgow Boy still looks boyish, and I compliment him on this.
- He truly had grown up, his once boyish features now sculpted to the handsome ones of a young man.
- It was his loud argyle socks that revealed the boyish sense of humour behind the staid visage.
- It suited her boyish crop of brunette hair and wild, pale blue eyes.
- He was also able to project a certain amount of boyish charm, at least into the early 1940s.
- Feisty and suitably boyish, Toyah's exuberance would have shamed performers half her age.
- His firm handshake, welcoming smile and boyish charm were a winning combination.
- Some see him as a man trapped in the boyish Top Gun character that shot him to fame.
- But, despite my boyish good looks, I'm probably unlikely to be engaged for either role.
- His face was clean of any pimples, and his smile was boyish, but held the promise of maturity.
- There is a real boyish gusto in his voice when he talks about it.
- A man of 40 years but with boyish good looks and a floppy fringe tackles the challenge head on.
- With their floppy haircuts and boyish good looks, they were billed as America's Beatles.
- His hair is thinning but he has a boyish smile that makes his age impossible to guess.
- He seems more boyish and youthful than the rather circumspect Sandler.
- He's 34 but looks years younger, and could certainly give lessons in boyish charm.
- She looks much younger and offers a broad, easy smile with a somewhat boyish temperament.
- His innocent boyish face suggests a young, vivid child, a likeable person.
Synonyms
youthful, young, childlike, adolescent, teenage, teenaged, fresh-faced

单词	boyish
释义	Definition of boyish in English: boyish adjective ˈbɔɪɪʃˈbɔɪɪʃ Of, like, or characteristic of a male child or young man. 男孩（似）的；孩子气的 his boyish charm 他那男孩般的魅力。 she looked boyish and defiant 她看起来像男孩，而且很倔强。 Example sentencesExamples With their floppy haircuts and boyish good looks, they were billed as America's Beatles. The one-time New Glasgow Boy still looks boyish, and I compliment him on this. Some see him as a man trapped in the boyish Top Gun character that shot him to fame. There is a real boyish gusto in his voice when he talks about it. His firm handshake, welcoming smile and boyish charm were a winning combination. It was his loud argyle socks that revealed the boyish sense of humour behind the staid visage. He's 34 but looks years younger, and could certainly give lessons in boyish charm. His innocent boyish face suggests a young, vivid child, a likeable person. It suited her boyish crop of brunette hair and wild, pale blue eyes. She looks much younger and offers a broad, easy smile with a somewhat boyish temperament. But, despite my boyish good looks, I'm probably unlikely to be engaged for either role. He was also able to project a certain amount of boyish charm, at least into the early 1940s. Yet, each time we encounter sharks, I see his face light up again in a boyish grin. His hair is thinning but he has a boyish smile that makes his age impossible to guess. He seems more boyish and youthful than the rather circumspect Sandler. Feisty and suitably boyish, Toyah's exuberance would have shamed performers half her age. A man of 40 years but with boyish good looks and a floppy fringe tackles the challenge head on. His face looks like a boxer's battered glove, crumpled and creased but boyish and mischievous. He truly had grown up, his once boyish features now sculpted to the handsome ones of a young man. His face was clean of any pimples, and his smile was boyish, but held the promise of maturity. Synonyms youthful, young, childlike, adolescent, teenage, teenaged, fresh-faced immature, juvenile, infantile, childish, babyish, callow, green, puerile archaic bread-and-butter Derivatives boyishly adverb His face is open and boyishly innocent, and he possesses an understated yet intense personal charisma. Example sentencesExamples If I have any complaint about the art it's in the samey-ness of his short-cropped, boyishly bodied women. A black silk shirt hung open from his shoulders, baring a boyishly smooth and muscular torso for a man who says he's 69 and is alleged by various old spoilers down south to be as much as five years older. His charisma was of the kind that lit up a room as soon as he entered it, boyishly handsome even after his hair began to grey, with movie-star good looks that many women found irresistible. Sure, you already knew that Ken's funny, smart, insightful, and boyishly handsome, but did you know he can also sing and dance? boyishness noun ˈbɔɪɪʃnəsˈbɔɪəʃnəs It had nothing to do with the usual qualities such men are supposed to possess: vulnerability, say, or boyishness, or even charisma. Example sentencesExamples For all his verbal roughhousing, the 41-year-old exudes a peculiar vulnerability and a boyishness in his taunts. Though he's preternaturally young, his unmediated aggressiveness has tempered any bit of boyishness (but he tells you often he's 35). There is something almost childlike about Harper, a gee-whiz boyishness. He does retain a certain boyishness - a jauntiness of gait when he has spotted someone he really must talk to. Definition of boyish in US English: boyish adjectiveˈboiiSHˈbɔɪɪʃ Of, like, or characteristic of a male child or young man. 男孩（似）的；孩子气的 his boyish charm 他那男孩般的魅力。 she looked boyish and defiant 她看起来像男孩，而且很倔强。 Example sentencesExamples His face looks like a boxer's battered glove, crumpled and creased but boyish and mischievous. Yet, each time we encounter sharks, I see his face light up again in a boyish grin. The one-time New Glasgow Boy still looks boyish, and I compliment him on this. He truly had grown up, his once boyish features now sculpted to the handsome ones of a young man. It was his loud argyle socks that revealed the boyish sense of humour behind the staid visage. It suited her boyish crop of brunette hair and wild, pale blue eyes. He was also able to project a certain amount of boyish charm, at least into the early 1940s. Feisty and suitably boyish, Toyah's exuberance would have shamed performers half her age. His firm handshake, welcoming smile and boyish charm were a winning combination. Some see him as a man trapped in the boyish Top Gun character that shot him to fame. But, despite my boyish good looks, I'm probably unlikely to be engaged for either role. His face was clean of any pimples, and his smile was boyish, but held the promise of maturity. There is a real boyish gusto in his voice when he talks about it. A man of 40 years but with boyish good looks and a floppy fringe tackles the challenge head on. With their floppy haircuts and boyish good looks, they were billed as America's Beatles. His hair is thinning but he has a boyish smile that makes his age impossible to guess. He seems more boyish and youthful than the rather circumspect Sandler. He's 34 but looks years younger, and could certainly give lessons in boyish charm. She looks much younger and offers a broad, easy smile with a somewhat boyish temperament. His innocent boyish face suggests a young, vivid child, a likeable person. Synonyms youthful, young, childlike, adolescent, teenage, teenaged, fresh-faced
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