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hoydenism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The behaviour of a hoyden.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1899, Mary A. Ward, Life and works of the sisters Brontë, Introduction to Jane Eyre 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tomboyishness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: masculinity

History

Etymology

From hoyden + -ism.