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- [woo m-uh n-lee]
- /ˈwʊm ən li/
- /ˈwʊ.mən.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo m-uh n-lee]
- /ˈwʊm ən li/
Definitions of womanliness word
- adjective womanliness like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish. 1
- adverb womanliness in the manner of, or befitting, a woman. 1
- noun womanliness The condition of being a woman; femininity. 1
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Origin of womanliness
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English wommanli(che). See woman, -ly
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Parts of speech for Womanliness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
womanliness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
womanliness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for womanliness
general womanliness
- womanly — like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
- effeminate — (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
- effete — lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
- fertile — bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific: fertile soil.
- gender — either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior: the feminine gender. Compare sex (def 1).
noun womanliness
- adulthood — Adulthood is the state of being an adult.
- coming of age — When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age.
- fecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- femininity — the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
- fertility — the state or quality of being fertile.
Antonyms for womanliness
general womanliness
- masculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
noun womanliness
- childhood — A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
- abstention — Abstention is a formal act of not voting either for or against a proposal.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- maleness — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- 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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