A high-spirited, boisterous, or saucy girl.
adj.
High-spirited; boisterous.
[From earlier hoyden, a rude youth, probably from Dutch heiden, heathen, boor, from Middle Dutch.]
hoydenish hoy'den·ish adj.
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hoy·den (hoid'n) ![]() |
[From earlier hoyden, a rude youth, probably from Dutch heiden, heathen, boor, from Middle Dutch.]
hoydenish hoy'den·ish adj.| Obscure Words: hoyden |
| Word Tutor: hoyden |
She didn't care if she was called a hoyden when she chose to follow her dreams.
| WordNet: hoyden |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
Synonyms: tomboy, romp
The adjective hoyden has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
used of boisterous girls
Synonyms: hoydenish, tomboyish
| Translations: Hoyden |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - vild pigebarn, vildkat
adj. - vilter, vild, kåd
Nederlands (Dutch)
wilde meid, stoeien
Français (French)
n. - garçon manqué
adj. - de garçon manqué, aux allures de garçon manqué, tapageur (cri)
Deutsch (German)
n. - ausgelassenes Mädchen, Wildfang
adj. - ausgelassen, wild
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγοροκόριτσο, τρελοκόριτσο
Italiano (Italian)
maschiaccio
Português (Portuguese)
n. - moça (f) estouvada como rapaz
Русский (Russian)
бесшабашная девушка, крикливая, бойкая
Español (Spanish)
n. - marimacho
adj. - marimacho
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - yrhätta, pojkflicka, vildkatta
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
野丫头, 淘气姑娘, 淘气的, 吵闹的, 顽皮的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 野丫頭, 淘氣姑娘
adj. - 淘氣的, 吵鬧的, 頑皮的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 말괄량이
adj. - 말괄량이의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 騒々しく無作法な
n. - おてんば娘
v. - おてんばにふるまう
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) امرأة أو فتاة وقحه أو صخابه أو مستهترة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נערה פראית, גסה, נערה המתנהגת כנער
adj. - גסה
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