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as in feminine
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Recent Examples of ladylike
Long, layered pendants and strands of pearls work well with both knits and ladylike jackets, as seen here.
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Whereas these very ladylike mules would still be quite cute with jeans and a T-shirt, an outfit in the same black and white theme takes things to another level.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
Prefer something more ladylike?
—Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
It wasn’t supposed to be ladylike for a girl to joke.
—Lynn Hirschberg, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Whereas these very ladylike mules would still be quite cute with jeans and a T-shirt, an outfit in the same black and white theme takes things to another level.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
Prefer something more ladylike?
—Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
It wasn’t supposed to be ladylike for a girl to joke.
—Lynn Hirschberg, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladylike
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Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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As the sun set on the gentlemanly era of relationship banking, Wall Street needed to recruit huge numbers of the most talented—not just well-bred or best-connected—bankers to keep up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Such divisions shaped the critical reception of her work, with feminine and delicate being recurring adjectives.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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To be born male and live as feminine is understood, in certain Hindu frameworks, as embodying that same threshold.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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That’s who was more chivalrous.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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After playing a polo match in Windsor, King Charles gave his mother a chivalrous kiss on the hand.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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No civilized country in the world will do that.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Stephens never plays a mustache-twirling sadist, instead carrying himself with the unbearable confidence of a man truly convinced that his version of abuse and even murder is civilized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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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,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful and don’t overreact.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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Why beef culture and agriculture matter in Texas Some of Talarico's critics seemed to be ripping on his manhood, referencing his support for the LGBTQ+ community, along with the purportedly unmanly notion of having, at one time, eschewed meat.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Clever rather than athletic; also unmanly.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Ladylike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladylike. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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