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- [ley-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈleɪˌwʊm ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈleɪˌwʊm ən/
Definitions of laywoman word
- noun plural laywoman a woman who is not a member of the clergy. 1
- noun plural laywoman a woman who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine. 1
- noun laywoman See -woman. 1
- noun laywoman A nonordained female member of a church. 1
- noun laywoman a woman who is not a member of the clergy 0
- noun laywoman a woman who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject 0
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Origin of laywoman
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; lay3 + woman
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Parts of speech for Laywoman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
laywoman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
laywoman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for laywoman
noun laywoman
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- dabbler — to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
- dilettante — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- laic — Also, laical. lay; secular.
- laity — the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
Antonyms for laywoman
noun laywoman
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
See also
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