GIRLIE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

girlie

adjective

variants or girly

Definition of girlie

as in feminine

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Recent Examples of girlie The mood the girls give off feels like their bold generation of girly pop, which also gives off this youthful, confident charm. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Burke pointed out that Cooper is about eight years ahead of Earle, career-wise, so maybe Earle will age out of the relatable, grateful, vapid-girlie role soon enough. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Go girly with silver starbursts accented with a mix of hot pink and baby pink centers. — Jasmine Washington, InStyle, 15 July 2026 Aside from the girly designs, Frankies Bikinis is loved for its long-lasting, durable fabrics. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026 If your style is girly and glam, these flashy favorites might still be a great choice for you. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026 The coquette trend emerged in the mid-2020s and became popular via TikTok due to its embrace of all things unabashedly girly and feminine. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 May 2026 Bjelland was one of the icons of the riot grrrl scene in the Nineties, and along with Courtney Love and Bratmobile’s Allison Wolfe, she was known for sporting hyper-feminine, girly dresses. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026 Danielle Fishel shows off her girly side in florals at the Hulu Get Real House event in Los Angeles on April 22. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

The flowy silhouette and delicate ruffle hem look feminine and fresh, while the color pops beautifully against beachy backdrops and golden sunsets.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
During Thursday’s call, Albesa outlined several upcoming initiatives for Puig, beginning with the launch of Jean Paul Gaultier’s new feminine fragrance, La Favorite.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 July 2026

Definition of feminine

Adjective

Fashion influencers will film themselves mid-bite to spread the social media gospel of the girlish treat.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Known for her breathy, sultry yet girlish vocal style, Longet achieved significant success on the record charts, beginning with her 1967 debut album, Claudine, and, to a lesser extent, the subsequent The Look of Love (1967) and Love Is Blue (1968).

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 May 2026

Definition of girlish

Adjective

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

Definition of womanly

Adjective

The speaker didn’t take disciplinary action against Benton until this year when a female lobbyist said she was harassed by him at a River North bar in January, the Tribune reported.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Regardless of their number of risk factors, female participants without dementia lived longer than male participants, and white participants tended to spend more years without dementia than Black participants.

— Kathleen Felton, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of female

Adjective

The term kothi applies to a broad category of people assigned male at birth who are effeminate to varying degrees and might engage in same-sex relationships, but do not live in separate communities.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
One of the earliest of American masculinity influencers was President Theodore Roosevelt, who touted his own transformation from a timid, effeminate man – local presses mocked him in his early career – to a rugged outdoorsman.

— Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of effeminate

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