Tomboyishness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being tomboyish; the behaviour of a tomboy. uncountable

    "Young boys who like to play with dolls and tea-sets are thought to be at risk of growing up into homosexual men; young girls who take tomboyishness to extremes are said to have a higher-than-average likelihood of ending up as lesbians"

  2. 2
    masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women) wordnet

Synonyms

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hoydenismhoydenism

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"Young boys who like to play with dolls and tea-sets are thought to be at risk of growing up into homosexual men; young girls who take tomboyishness to extremes are said to have a higher-than-average likelihood of ending up as lesbians"

Etymology

From tomboyish + -ness.

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