hoydenism

Etymology

From hoyden + -ism.

hoydenism means The behaviour of a hoyden. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.

noun

The behaviour of a hoyden.“1899, Mary A. Ward, Life and works of the sisters Brontë, Introduction to Jane Eyre And there can be no doubt that there was in Miss Bronte a curious vein of recklessness, roughness, one might also say - hoydenism - that exists side by side with an exquisite delicacy and a true dignity, and is none the less Irish and Celtic for that.”