Meaning

2 senses
  1. Like (that of) a girl; feminine.

    mädchenhaft, Mädchen-

    деви́чийdevíčij

    діво́чийdivóčyj, дівча́чийdivčáčyj, діво́цькийdivócʹkyj

    befitting or characteristic of a young girl

  2. (archaic)Of or relating to girlhood.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. My brother has a girlish personality.

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  2. I think social networking is so girlish.

    deIch glaube, soziales Netzwerken ist so mädchenhaft.

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  3. Her girlish complexion belied the fact that she was over forty.

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  4. I want to be girlish.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
like a girl:
Deutsch
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like a girl:

Forms

more girlish, most girlish
Comparativemore girlish Lesson
Superlativemost girlish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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