womanly

adjective

wom·​an·​ly ˈwu̇-mən-lē 

1

: having qualities traditionally associated with women

2

: appropriate in character to a woman

Synonyms of womanly

• feminine
• female

Examples of womanly in a Sentence

She gave off a womanly radiance.

the novelist displays a womanly sensitivity to the characters' feelings

Recent Examples on the Web

With its elegant, womanly heel curving into a narrow point and its sensible perforated top designed to resemble a man's oxford dress shoe, the oxford pump is the shoe of a woman who stands between two worlds. —Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic. —Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

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. —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

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

womanly

adjective

wom·​an·​ly ˈwu̇m-ən-lē 

: marked by qualities generally associated with a woman