dollishness

/ˈdɑlɪʃnəs/
noun
  1. The quality of being like a doll, especially in appearance — often suggesting prettiness, smallness, or a lack of natural expression.
    • Some people find extreme dollishness in fashion models unsettling rather than attractive.
    • The artist captured the dollishness of the child's face in the portrait.
    • Her dollishness made her look much younger than she actually was.
  2. Behavior or mannerisms that are overly cute, childish, or artificial, like those of a doll.
    • His constant dollishness at parties annoyed his friends, who wished he would act his age.
    • The actress's dollishness on screen was charming in the first film but grew tiresome in the sequel.
    • She dropped her dollishness when she started her new job, speaking more seriously.
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