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wom·an·ly
(wo͝om′ən-lē)adj. wom·an·li·er, wom·an·li·est
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women, often in showing qualities traditionally attributed to women: "Feminism had ... held out a promise that there would be some precincts of womanly life that were not all about men" (Maureen Dowd).
2. Fully developed as a woman, as in having a curvaceous figure: "I watch the way she sleeps, rolled onto her side, too womanly for the slender child's bed" (Alexandra Fuller).
wom′an·li·ness n.
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womanly
(ˈwʊmənlɪ)adj
1. possessing qualities, such as warmth, attractiveness, etc, generally regarded as typical of a woman, esp a mature woman
2. characteristic of or belonging to a woman
ˈwomanliness n
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wom•an•ly
(ˈwʊm ən li)adj.
1. having qualities traditionally ascribed to women; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
adv. 2. in the manner of, or befitting, a woman.
[1250–1300]
wom′an•li•ness, wom′an•ness, n.
syn: womanly, womanlike, womanish mean having traits or qualities considered typical of or appropriate to adult human females. womanly, a term of approval, suggests such admirable traits as self-possession, modesty, and motherliness: a womanly consideration for others. womanlike may be a neutral synonym for womanly, or it may convey mild disapproval: womanlike tears and reproaches. womanish is usually disparaging. Applied to women, it suggests traits not socially approved: a womanish petulance; applied to men, it suggests traits not culturally acceptable for men but (in what is regarded as a sexist notion) typical of women: a womanish shrillness in his speech. See also female.
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| Adj. | 1. | womanly - befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" unwomanly - not womanly; "the logical clearness of her arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly" |
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womanly
adjective
1. feminine, motherly, female, warm, tender, matronly, ladylike the accepted womanly qualities of compassion and unselfishness
2. curvaceous, ample, voluptuous, shapely, curvy (informal), busty (informal), buxom, full-figured, Rubenesque, Junoesque a womanly figure
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womanly
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Translations
نِسَوي، أنثوي، مُتَعَلِّق بالمَرأه
kvindelig
kven-, kvenlegur
kadına yaraşırkadınca
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womanly
[ˈwʊmənli] adj [shape, curves, figure, voice] → féminin(e)woman police constable n (British) → femme f agent de policewoman teacher n → professeur f femme, professeure fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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woman
(ˈwumən) – plural women (ˈwimin) – noun1. an adult human female. His sisters are both grown women now; (also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.
2. a female domestic daily helper. We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.
-woman sometimes used instead of -man when the person performing an activity is a woman, as in chairwoman ˈwomanhood noun
the state of being a woman. She will reach womanhood in a few years' time.
ˈwomankind, womenkind (ˈwimin-) nouns women generally.
ˈwomanly adjective (showing qualities) natural or suitable to a woman. a womanly figure; womanly charm.
ˈwomanliness nounˈwomenfolk (ˈwimin-) noun plural
female people, especially female relatives.
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