girlishness

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girlishness Meaning of "girlishness"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) being characteristic of a girl

Usage(s):

  1. She can accelerate from simpering girlishness to looming monstrosity with head-spinning -- possibly Oscar- winning -- speed.
  2. The larky girlishness of the early Nora is always a bit of a problem, but Miss Bloom manages to be a trifle giddy without appearing inane.
  3. Helped by an absolutely uncut version of Donizetti's score, she progressed from matter-of-fact girlishness through angry submission to a raging, cataclysmic Mad Scene.

Quotes

  • "Her image wasn't just about youth. It was about giddy girlishness," Basinger says. "If you define yourself that way, you can't be a girlish, ditzy, middle-aged woman."
    on Feb 17, 2005 By: Jeanine Basinger Source: USA Today

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