as in feminine
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
the novelist displays a womanly sensitivity to the characters' feelings
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Recent Examples of womanly
On the left: a photograph of a blurred womanly figure, her white dress smeared into an avian or angelic wingspan, her head eerily effaced, allowing the forest behind her to show sharply through.
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Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.
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Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).
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Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.
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Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2024
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Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.
—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).
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Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.
—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanly
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The square neckline adds a flattering, feminine touch, while the subtle volume in the sleeves gives it a slightly dressier feel than your average tee.
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Super cute, feminine, and perfect for summer!
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Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface.
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Most events involve skateboards or BMX bikes, with male and female athletes competing separately.
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“Womanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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