womanly

wom·an·ly

adj \-lē\

Definition of WOMANLY

1

: having qualities generally associated with a woman

2

: appropriate in character to a woman

— wom·an·li·ness noun

Examples of WOMANLY

1. She gave off a womanly radiance.
2. <the novelist displays a womanly sensitivity to the characters' feelings>

First Known Use of WOMANLY

13th century

Related to WOMANLY

Synonyms: female, womanish, womanlike, feminine

Antonyms: unfeminine, unwomanly

Related Words: girlie (or girly), girlish; effeminate, effete, epicene, sissified, sissy, unmanly; ladylike; distaff, petticoat; ultrafeminine

Near Antonyms: boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish; male, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, virile; androgynous, neuter; Amazonian, butch; hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho

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