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
- She gave off a womanly radiance.
- <the novelist displays a womanly sensitivity to the characters' feelings>
First Known Use of WOMANLY
13th century
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