hoydenish

/'hɔidəniʃ/ Cách viết khác : (hoidenish) /'hɔidəniʃ/

Thân thiện

A young girl's hoydenish laughter echoes across the playground.

Definition

Adjective: - Used of girls; wild and boisterous: Describes a girl or young woman who is loud, energetic, and behaves in a rough, tomboyish, or unrestrained manner.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • Her hoydenish behavior, climbing trees and shouting, surprised the more reserved guests.
  • The novel's heroine was charmingly hoydenish, preferring horseback riding to embroidery.

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a slightly old-fashioned or literary tone and can imply a charming lack of conventional feminine decorum.
• It is typically used descriptively rather than pejoratively in modern contexts, though historical usage could be more critical.

Variants and Related Words

• Hoyden (noun): A girl or woman who is boisterous or tomboyish.
  • She was considered a hoyden by her strict governess.
• Tomboyish (adjective): Similar in meaning, describing a girl who enjoys active, physical play traditionally associated with boys.

Synonyms

• Boisterous: Noisy, energetic, and cheerful.
• Unruly: Disorderly and disruptive.
• Tomboyish: Behaving in a manner considered typical of an active boy.

Antonyms

• Demure: Reserved, modest, and shy.
• Ladylike: Appropriate to or behaving like a polite, refined woman.
• Sedate: Calm, dignified, and unhurried.

Idioms and Phrases

• While "hoydenish" itself is not commonly used in fixed idioms, the concept relates to phrases like:
  • "A wild streak": A tendency to behave in an unrestrained or unconventional way.

    • Despite her polite manners, she had a definite hoydenish wild streak.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. used of girls; wild and boisterous

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tomboyish