as in feminine
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women the photograph shows the silhouette of a full, womanlike figure framed against the backlight from an open farmhouse door

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Adjective
  • Customers often start with one piece of dainty, feminine, solid gold piercing jewelry or work with a member of Laura’s team to create a memorable ear stack.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • There are also images of her in softer silhouettes such as a black strappy midi-dress and pleated miniskirt, creating more playful, feminine looks.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 May 2025
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  • Uzi-toting female viking warriors, a few dinosaurs and a half-dino police officer called Triceracop also featured.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 May 2025
  • This practice involves buzzing next to flowers whose pollen is only released when there is a powerful air current next to their anthers so that pollen can be released to the adjacent female stigmas, facilitating pollination.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
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“Womanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanlike. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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