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ladettishness

ladettishness noun: the quality of being ladettish; the behaviour of a ladette.

Noun

ladettishness (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) The quality of being ladettish; the behaviour of a ladette.
    • Although television can deal brilliantly with such figures in documentary form, its current tone is anti-introvert. Loudness, gregariousness, lad- and ladettishness are imperative. You must be larky, joshy, noisy, especially if you are young.2001 April 1, “Watch with amazement”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 May 2024
    • […] there is emerging evidence, too, that issues of ladettishness are impacting upon an increasing number of girls.2005 November, Mike Younger, Molly Warrington, Ros McLellan, Raising Boys' Achievement in Secondary Schools, McGraw Hill Education, page 182

Origin of ladettishness

From ladettish + -ness.

Questions about ladettishness

What does ladettishness mean?
Ladettishness means the quality of being ladettish; the behaviour of a ladette.
What part of speech is ladettishness?
Ladettishness is a noun.

Words near ladettishness in the dictionary

  1. ladest
  2. ladeth
  3. ladette
  4. ladettes
  5. ladettish
  6. ladettishness
  7. ladettism
  8. Ladewig
  9. Ladewigs
  10. ladhood
  11. ladie

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