as in femininity
the set of qualities traditionally considered appropriate for or characteristic of women
she was the ideal of traditional Southern womanhood
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Recent Examples of womanhood
What inspired The Wilderness, this new novel about friendship and Black womanhood?
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Jane Ciabattari
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
These series reject the streamer bloat of our last decade and rip through story, embracing the breakneck pacing and dynamic rhythms of soap operas while also plunging into of-the-moment anxiety over backsliding feminist gains and uncertainty about exactly what kind of womanhood is aspirational.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Slowly pieces of my womanhood are taken away.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayra’s tender, fearless gaze turns her own memories into a portrait of identity, family, and the experience of womanhood with striking emotional truth.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jane Ciabattari
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
These series reject the streamer bloat of our last decade and rip through story, embracing the breakneck pacing and dynamic rhythms of soap operas while also plunging into of-the-moment anxiety over backsliding feminist gains and uncertainty about exactly what kind of womanhood is aspirational.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Slowly pieces of my womanhood are taken away.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayra’s tender, fearless gaze turns her own memories into a portrait of identity, family, and the experience of womanhood with striking emotional truth.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanhood
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Pearl earrings and tennis bracelets will inject some playful femininity into your office wardrobe, which, for better or worse, usually tends to lean masculine.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere a fresh sense of femininity took shape as Prada offered a free and fluid way of dressing with unexpected silhouettes and pairings, while Fendi leaned into a youthful and playful energy through use of unexpected color and mixed fabrications.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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An Interview with Marlowe Granados Isabel Slone The author of Happy Hour on charm as currency, the resilience of feminity, and getting away with things.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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Margaux's suede version, in particular, will add a touch of feminity to any dressed-up or dressed-down look.—
Roxanne Adamiyatt,
Town & Country,
15 Aug. 2023
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“Womanhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanhood. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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