womanish

womanish

adjective

Definition of WOMANISH

1

of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities considered more suitable for women <such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man>

Synonyms effete, epicene, sissified, sissy, unmanly, womanish

Related Words feminine, girlish, girlie (or girly), womanlike, womanly; old-maidish, overnice, prissy, spinsterish; dandyish, dudish, foppish, sappy; camp, campy; antimacho

Antonyms manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, virile

2

of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women <she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved>

Synonyms female, womanish, womanlike, womanly

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

Antonyms unfeminine, unwomanly