boyishness
noun
boyishness is spelled B-O-Y-I-S-H-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boyishness means “The quality of being boyish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boyishness is boyishnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in boyishness?
| Letters | 10: B-O-Y-I-S-H-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is boyishness?
Boyishness appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of boyishness
- boyishnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boyishness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being boyish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Boyishness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being boyish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Jugendhaftigkeit, Jungenhaftigkeit, Knabenhaftigkeit, knabenhaftes Aussehen, knabenhaftes Wesen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does boyishness come from?
From boyish + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).