Womanly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having qualities generally attributed to a woman.
  • adj. Belonging to or representative of a woman; feminine: womanly attire. See Synonyms at female.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having the characteristics of a woman; feminine, female.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Becoming a woman; feminine.
  • ad. In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characteristic of, like, or befitting a woman; suiting a woman; feminine; not masculine; not girlish: as, womanly behavior.
  • Synonyms Womanish, Ladylike, etc. See feminine.
  • In the manner of a woman.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
  • Equivalent
    womanlike    matronly   
    Antonym
    childish    manly    masculine    male   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    feminine    womanlike    ladylike    matronal    matronly   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    manly    feminine    unselfish    innate    motherly    instinctive    childlike    ingenuous    maternal    angelic