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Recent Examples of boyishness
The faces of Al Pacino and John Cazale are unmistakable — Pacino’s eyelashes, Cazale’s tundra of a forehead, their little-boyishness in close-up, the anxiety and melancholy in their eyes.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
In the opening stretch, as young Pat fights the power, we’re touched by the actor’s boyishness, still clinging to him at fifty.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
In these moments, his boyishness shined through.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
In the opening stretch, as young Pat fights the power, we’re touched by the actor’s boyishness, still clinging to him at fifty.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
In these moments, his boyishness shined through.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyishness
maleness
Noun
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The men handling their maleness was interesting.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Boyishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyishness. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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