schoolgirlishness

UK/ˈskuːlˌɡəːlɪʃnəs/

noun

The fact or quality of being schoolgirlish.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounschoolgirlishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fact or quality of being schoolgirlish.First known use 19th c.

    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.

    1954, Doris Lessing, A Proper Marriage, HarperPerennial, published 1995, page 35

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
schoolgirlism

Origin

From schoolgirlish + -ness.

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APA

schoolgirlishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolgirlishness

MLA

“schoolgirlishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolgirlishness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schoolgirlishness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolgirlishness.

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