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womankind

wom·an·kind
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [woo m-uh n-kahynd]
    • /ˈwʊm ənˌkaɪnd/
    • /ˌwʊm.əŋˈkaɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [woo m-uh n-kahynd]
    • /ˈwʊm ənˌkaɪnd/

Definitions of womankind word

  • noun womankind women, as distinguished from men; the female sex. 1
  • noun womankind Women considered collectively. 1
  • noun womankind women, adult females 1
  • uncountable noun womankind You can refer to all women as womankind when considering them as a group. 0
  • noun womankind the female members of the human race; women collectively 0
  • noun womankind women in general 0

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Origin of womankind

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at woman, kind2

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Parts of speech for Womankind

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

womankind popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for womankind

noun womankind

  • women — plural of woman.
  • womanhood — the state of being a woman; womanly character or qualities.
  • females — Plural form of female.
  • womenfolk — women in general; all women.
  • fair sex — women as a group (usually used facetiously): an insult to the fair sex.

Antonyms for womankind

noun womankind

  • mankind — the human race; human beings collectively without reference to sex; humankind.
  • spear side — the male side, or line of descent, of a family (opposed to distaff side or spindle side).
  • roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.

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