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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as in femininity
the set of qualities traditionally considered appropriate for or characteristic of women
what constitutes womanishness varies by culture and era
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanish
Adjective
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The women’s Blue Tab collection emphasizes sophisticated denim tailoring and feminine craftsmanship.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 May 2025 -
For me, kilts, pearls, shirts on the head, these are all things that were meant to be like, emasculated and meant to look feminine.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The boys club that comprises this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class also contains a female solo musician who has always been a striking presence: Cyndi Lauper.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Rahimi joins a short list of female sports radio hosts in Chicago, with Peggy Kusinski, Dionne Miller and Courtney Cronin (national ESPN Radio) all hosting part time on WMVP-AM 1000.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some of the standout pieces include the Short Cape Coat, available in olive and beige, with a poncho-esque fit, allowing durability with a touch of femininity.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
11 Apr. 2025
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But, rather than grappling with these events, the show takes a view of femininity that differs from Gilead’s more in style than in substance.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 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
Noun
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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
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
Noun
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Black audiences have so few representative characters on screen, and Black womanhood alone is so touchy.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Grammy-winning songstress, poet, and actress has long stood as a symbol of Black womanhood in all its fullness—soft yet strong, sensual yet grounded.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Womanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanish. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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