as in feminine
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
the novelist displays a womanly sensitivity to the characters' feelings
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Recent Examples of womanly
Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.
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Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Through it all, Deneuve’s Bernadette presents a model of soft-spoken, womanly perseverance.
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Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.
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Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2024
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.
—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Through it all, Deneuve’s Bernadette presents a model of soft-spoken, womanly perseverance.
—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.
—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for womanly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanly
Adjective
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The juxtaposition of the apex masculinity of the professional athlete with traditionally feminine signifiers of the luxury handbag does seem to short circuit something in the wider culture.
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The brand's elevated styles are heavily marked down right now, including the feminine Lace Midi Dress at 57 percent off and the flattering Colorblock High-rise Riley Trousers at 54 percent off.
Adjective
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The encounter began when Todd and Elvia Malcolm spotted a female moose near the edge of the woods in Telos Township, Maine, and pulled over hoping to snap a photo.
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Keli Gonzalez, a painter the museum commissioned, became frustrated by the lack of female representation.
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“Womanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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