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- [woo m-uh-nish]
- /ˈwʊm ə nɪʃ/
- /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo m-uh-nish]
- /ˈwʊm ə nɪʃ/
Definitions of womanish word
- adjective womanish womanlike or feminine. 1
- adjective womanish weakly feminine; effeminate. 1
- noun womanish Suitable to or characteristic of a woman. 1
- adjective womanish having qualities or characteristics regarded as unsuitable to a strong character of either sex, esp a man 0
- adjective womanish characteristic of or suitable for a woman 0
- adjective womanish like, characteristic of, or suitable to a woman; feminine or effeminate 0
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Origin of womanish
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at woman, -ish1
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Parts of speech for Womanish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
womanish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.
womanish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for womanish
adjective womanish
- feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
- effeminate — (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
- female — a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- womanly — like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
general womanish
- womanliness — like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
- womanhood — the state of being a woman; womanly character or qualities.
Antonyms for womanish
adjective womanish
- mannish — being typical or suggestive of a man rather than a woman: mannish clothing styles for women; a mannish voice.
See also
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