HOYDENISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)

Synonyms:

hoydenism; tomboyishness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("hoydenism" is a kind of...):

masculinity (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men)

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