hoydenism
hoydenism noun: the behaviour of a hoyden.
Noun
hoydenism (countable and uncountable, plural hoydenisms)
- The behaviour of a hoyden.
- 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.1899, Mary A. Ward, Life and works of the sisters Brontë, Introduction to Jane Eyre
- After a decade of hoydenism, she developed a strategy called “The Four Man Plan,” or “4MP.”2007 October 14, Liesl Schillinger, “It Adds Up to Love (Check Your Math)”, in New York Times
Forms of hoydenism
| plural | hoydenisms |
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Origin of hoydenism
From hoyden + -ism.
Questions about hoydenism
- What does hoydenism mean?
- Hoydenism means the behaviour of a hoyden.
- What part of speech is hoydenism?
- Hoydenism is a noun.
- What is the plural of hoydenism?
- The plural of hoydenism is hoydenisms.
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