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- [wim-in-fohk]
- /ˈwɪm ɪnˌfoʊk/
- /ˈwɪm.ɪn.fəʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wim-in-fohk]
- /ˈwɪm ɪnˌfoʊk/
Definitions of womenfolk word
- noun womenfolk women in general; all women. 1
- noun womenfolk a particular group of women. 1
- noun womenfolk The women of a particular family or community considered collectively. 1
- noun plural womenfolk Some people refer to the women of a particular community as its womenfolk, especially when the community is ruled or organized by men. 0
- noun plural womenfolk women collectively 0
- noun plural womenfolk a group of women, esp the female members of one's family 0
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Origin of womenfolk
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; women + folk
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Parts of speech for Womenfolk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
womenfolk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% 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.
womenfolk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for womenfolk
noun womenfolk
- gentle sex — women in general (usually used facetiously): courtesy toward the gentle sex.
- women — plural of woman.
- womanhood — the state of being a woman; womanly character or qualities.
- womankind — women, as distinguished from men; the female sex.
- femininity — the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
Antonyms for womenfolk
noun womenfolk
- 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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