girlishnessn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəːlᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɡərlɪʃnᵻs/

Forms: see girlish adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: girlish adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < girlish adj. + -ness suffix.

Behaviour or qualities regarded as characteristic of a girl. Cf. girliness n. at girly adj. Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > state of being girlish

girlishness1623

lassiehood1857

girliness1886

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Puellaritie, Girlishnesse.

1750 J. Hill Actor i. 150 A real girlishness in the adviser, in this case, is a necessary qualification.

1833 R. Browning Pauline 231 Autumn has come—like Spring returned to us, Won from her girlishness.

1875 ‘A. R. Hope’ My Schoolboy Friends 164 The elegance and girlishness for which we laughed at Philip.

1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night i. 11 Three contemporaries of a far senior generation were greeting one another with effusive and belated girlishness at the door of the Junior Common Room.

1990 W. Wasserstein Bachelor Girls 8 Girlishness suggests not only innocence or coquettishness but also exuberance, flair, and potential.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	girlishness
释义	girlishnessn. Brit. /ˈɡəːlᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɡərlɪʃnᵻs/ Forms: see girlish adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: girlish adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < girlish adj. + -ness suffix. Behaviour or qualities regarded as characteristic of a girl. Cf. girliness n. at girly adj. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > state of being girlish girlishness1623 lassiehood1857 girliness1886 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Puellaritie, Girlishnesse. 1750 J. Hill Actor i. 150 A real girlishness in the adviser, in this case, is a necessary qualification. 1833 R. Browning Pauline 231 Autumn has come—like Spring returned to us, Won from her girlishness. 1875 ‘A. R. Hope’ My Schoolboy Friends 164 The elegance and girlishness for which we laughed at Philip. 1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night i. 11 Three contemporaries of a far senior generation were greeting one another with effusive and belated girlishness at the door of the Junior Common Room. 1990 W. Wasserstein Bachelor Girls 8 Girlishness suggests not only innocence or coquettishness but also exuberance, flair, and potential. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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