girlish

adjective

Definition of girlishnext
1
as in feminine

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as in boyish

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Recent Examples of girlish Wuthering Heights has the tunnel-vision horniness and girlish aesthetic sensibility of a high-school freshman who’s been assigned to read Brontë in class while tearing through a pile of explicit bodice-rippers under the covers at home. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026 Miho Sakoda’s Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) managed a deft balance of girlish naiveté, true love and bitter betrayal with a soprano of apparently limitless expressivity. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026 In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026 Known for her breathy, sultry yet girlish vocal style, Longet achieved significant success on the record charts, beginning with her 1967 debut album, Claudine, and, to a lesser extent, the subsequent The Look of Love (1967) and Love Is Blue (1968). — Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for girlish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlish
  1. feminine
  2. boyish
  3. womanly
  4. youthful
  5. female
  6. young
  7. girlie
  8. childish
Adjective
  • For a dainty, feminine knee-high boots outfit with a twist, try out a boho dress with black, burgundy, or brown leather boots.
    — Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 6 July 2026
  • In floriography, the Victorian language of flowers, Walshe notes that pale pink sweet peas represent pure happiness, while Daucus (Queen Anne’s Lace) symbolizes feminine grace, delicacy and sanctuary.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of feminine
Adjective
  • Trying to shed ‘nice-guy tendencies’ Jeff Whittington stands in front of the room, flashes a boyish smile, and prepares to be lambasted.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • In those pages, Fiedler dared to argue that many of America’s boyish and putatively innocent classics are in fact fantasies of interracial, homosexual romance.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of boyish
Adjective
  • With its elegant, womanly heel curving into a narrow point and its sensible perforated top designed to resemble a man's oxford dress shoe, the oxford pump is the shoe of a woman who stands between two worlds.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Definition of womanly
Adjective
  • Her youthful protege, 30-year-old Bardella, has been RN’s official leader since 2022 and is seen as having helped to distance the party from the toxic views of its founder and boost its appeal with younger voters.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The fact that a 32-year-old Fabinho has been looked to from the bench tells its own story, but the youthful profiles of Danilo Santos and Ederson do provide alternatives that would be deserving of more minutes in the United States.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • The encounter began when Todd and Elvia Malcolm spotted a female moose near the edge of the woods in Telos Township, Maine, and pulled over hoping to snap a photo.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Keli Gonzalez, a painter the museum commissioned, became frustrated by the lack of female representation.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of female
Adjective
  • As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • While veterans jockey for new contracts during free agency, young players are getting their tryout opportunities with NBA summer league games beginning this week.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of young
Adjective
  • Aside from the girly designs, Frankies Bikinis is loved for its long-lasting, durable fabrics.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026
  • The lightweight layer keeps the outfit seasonally appropriate, while a simple tank, leather boots, and a structured leather handbag add just the right amount of edge to an otherwise girly look.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Definition of girlie
Adjective
  • Their ideas about it were often steeped in stereotypes suggesting that Buddhists were irrational and childish in their thinking.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
  • While there is absolutely nothing childish about the property, there are crib and highchairs available, children’s menus at the hotel’s restaurant, and babysitting services that can be arranged through a third party.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Definition of childish

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