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Meaning of tomboyishness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

tomboyism Tomboys tombozine Tombs Tombstone tombstone engineering

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