schoolgirlishness

English

Etymology

From schoolgirlish +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskuːlˌɡəːlɪʃnəs/

Noun

schoolgirlishness (uncountable)

1. The fact or quality of being schoolgirlish. [from 19th c.]
   • 1954, Doris Lessing, A Proper Marriage, HarperPerennial, published 1995, page 35:

     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.