1
as in feminine
of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities traditionally considered more suitable for women
such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man
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2
as in female
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanish
Adjective
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The former Disney star embraced a relaxed, feminine aesthetic while basking in the warm glow of candlelight.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025 -
There is nothing the world loves to put on a pedestal more than a beautiful white mother who inhabits the cross section of feminine beauty and maternal warmth, and who demonstrates ease at inhabiting all the roles society asks her to fill.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Over the 2023 season, not only did the average number of viewers tuning into Chiefs regular-season prime-time games increase from the previous two (a 39.4 percent jump compared to last year alone), but so did the percentage of female viewers (up 3 percent), according to Nielsen.—
H. Vanbiber,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The showgirl aesthetic is typically associated with the burlesque scene, where female performers adorned themselves with rhinestones, sequins, and feathers at various clubs, theaters, and lounges.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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So in a move that no one had approved, Wayans put on an effeminate voice for the character in hopes Executive Producer Lorne Michaels would be angry.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In both sketches, Keaton plays an effeminate man who doesn’t quite understand the assignment.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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In Benediction, Terence Davies had to split Siegfried Sassoon into two (Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi) to create a comparably complex personality, but Scott’s Adam is all the more moving for being less refined, a performance of sustained fragility and unmanly truth.—
Armond White,
National Review,
29 Dec. 2023
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Why is his governess, Mrs. Brock, fired for encouraging Richard’s unmanly interest in poetry and music?—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
22 Nov. 2018
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“Womanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanish. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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