Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schoolboyish

/ˈskuːl.bɔɪ.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: school-boy-ish
IPA: /ˈskuːl.bɔɪ.ɪʃ/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.

Example Sentences

"‘I know you think it schoolboyish, but there is a man behind me and a man before, I am part of a chain, a link.’"

Etymology

From schoolboy + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: schoolboy

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈskuːl.bɔɪ.ɪʃ/

Inflected Forms

more schoolboyish (comparative) most schoolboyish (superlative)

Synonyms

boyish boylike

Questions

How do you pronounce schoolboyish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskuːl.bɔɪ.ɪʃ/.
What does schoolboyish mean?: Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.
Where does schoolboyish come from?: From schoolboy + -ish.

How to pronounce schoolboyish

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