girlish
/ˈɡɜːlɪʃ/adjective
उच्चारण गर्लिश
लड़कियों जैसा, बालिका-सुलभ
Core word
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looking, sounding or behaving like a girl
लड़कियों जैसा, बालिका-सुलभ
- She gave a girlish laugh.
- Her girlish enthusiasm made everyone smile.
- He teased her about her girlish giggle.
+ 2 more examples
- Her room was decorated in a bright and girlish style.
- The actor had a girlish voice that suited the role.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
girlish + noun (attributive)
Girlish describes things that look, sound or behave like a girl; it is used before nouns such as laugh, voice, giggle or dress.
Girlish उन चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है जो लड़की जैसी दिखती, सुनाई देती या व्यवहार करती हैं; यह laugh, voice, giggle या dress जैसे nouns से पहले आता है।
- She had a girlish laugh that everyone loved.
- He spoke in a high, girlish voice.
be girlish / look girlish (predicative)
After be, look, seem or sound, girlish has no noun after it.
Be, look, seem या sound के बाद 'girlish' के साथ noun नहीं आता।
- Her handwriting is neat and girlish.
- The room looked very girlish with pink curtains.
girlish when used of a boy or man
Used of a boy or man, girlish can be insulting, so avoid it in polite or formal writing.
लड़के या पुरुष के लिए 'girlish' अपमानजनक हो सकता है, इसलिए विनम्र या औपचारिक लेखन में इससे बचें।
- It is unkind to call a boy's voice girlish.
girlish vs girlike / childish
Girlish is about a girl's manner and is often gentle; childish suggests immature behaviour and is usually critical.
'Girlish' किसी लड़की के ढंग के लिए है और प्रायः कोमल होता है; 'childish' अपरिपक्व व्यवहार बताता है और प्रायः आलोचना का भाव रखता है।
- Her girlish charm was lovely, but his childish temper was not.
girlish charm / girlish figure
These fixed collocations are common in descriptions; they praise youthful gentleness and are mildly old-fashioned.
ये स्थिर collocations वर्णन में आम हैं; ये युवा कोमलता की प्रशंसा करते हैं और थोड़े पुराने ढंग के हैं।
- The novelist described the heroine's girlish figure.
+Collocations 4
girlish + noun
laughgigglevoicecharmdelight
- Her girlish giggle filled the room.
adverb + girlish
veryrathersomewhatcharminglyalmost
- The pink bows made the room charmingly girlish.
verb + girlish
looksoundseemfeelstay
- At seventy she still sounded girlish when she laughed.
girlish + feeling
girlish excitementgirlish shynessgirlish dreamsgirlish pleasure
- Radhika blushed with girlish pleasure at the compliment.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's grandmother still has a girlish sparkle in her eyes.
राधिका की दादी की आँखों में आज भी किसी लड़की जैसी चमक है।
- The actress played a girlish heroine in the film.
अभिनेत्री ने फ़िल्म में एक भोली, लड़की जैसी नायिका की भूमिका निभाई।
- He was teased for his high, girlish voice.
उसकी ऊँची, लड़की जैसी आवाज़ के कारण उसे चिढ़ाया गया।
- She wore a girlish dress with a ribbon in her hair.
उसने बालों में रिबन लगाकर लड़कियों जैसी पोशाक पहनी थी।
- Her letters were full of girlish enthusiasm.
उसके पत्र किशोरियों जैसे उत्साह से भरे थे।
- The old photograph showed her in a girlish plait and a school frock.
पुरानी तस्वीर में वह चोटी और स्कूल की फ़्रॉक में बच्ची-सी दिख रही थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She has a girlishly voice.
✓ She has a girlish voice.
Use the adjective girlish before the noun voice; the adverb cannot qualify a noun.
Noun 'voice' से पहले adjective 'girlish' लगता है; adverb noun को qualify नहीं कर सकता।
✗ Her laugh was very girlishly.
✓ Her laugh was very girlish.
After was we need an adjective, not an adverb.
'Was' के बाद adjective चाहिए, adverb नहीं।