schoolgirlishness

English

Etymology

From schoolgirlish +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskuːlˌɡəːlɪʃnəs/

Noun

schoolgirlishness (uncountable)

  1. The fact or quality of being schoolgirlish. [from 19th c.]
    • 1954, Doris Lessing, A Proper Marriage, HarperPerennial, published 1995, page 35:
      Her present image had more in common with her reflection at fifteen, a broad and sturdy schoolgirlishness, than it had with herself of only six months ago.
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