Meaning of boyness | Babel Free

Definitions

The state or condition of being a boy; masculinity, boyhood.

uncountable

Examples

“What is it to be a boy in the scouts? What resources of communication give expression to boyness?”

“Evelyn Hoskins distils boyness from wide-eyed wonder and swaggering assurance.”

“I wished for boyness because the boys did so many things I wanted to do and was excluded from doing because I was a girl.”

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