schoolgirlishness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈskuːlˌɡəːlɪʃnəs/ (UK)
Etymology
From schoolgirlish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The fact or quality of being schoolgirlish.
Her present image had more in common with her reflection at fifteen, a broad and sturdy schoolgirlishness, than it had with herself of only six months ago.
1954, Doris Lessing, A Proper Marriage, HarperPerennial, published 1995, page 35: