Hoydenism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hoydenism is a noun meaning The behaviour of a hoyden.
Meaning
The behaviour of a hoyden.
Example Sentences
After a decade of hoydenism, she developed a strategy called “The Four Man Plan,” or “4MP.”
1899, Mary A. Ward, Life and works of the sisters Brontë, Introduction to Jane Eyre And there can be no doubt that there was in Miss Bronte a curious vein of recklessness, roughness, one might also say - hoydenism - that exists side by side with an exquisite delicacy and a true dignity, and is none the less Irish and Celtic for that.
Word Forms
- hoydenisms
Synonyms for hoydenism
Depending on context, synonyms include tomboyishness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tomboyishness, hoydenhood, hoidenhood, hoiden, hobbledehoyism, hobbledehoyishness.
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