womanising

wom·an·ize

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo m-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈwʊm əˌnaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo m-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈwʊm əˌnaɪz/

Definitions of womanising word

verb with object womanising to make effeminate. 1
verb without object womanising to pursue or court women habitually. 1
noun womanising Present participle of womanise. 1

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Origin of womanising

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; woman + -ize

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Parts of speech for Womanising

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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womanising popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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.

womanising usage trend in Literature

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