ADJECTIVE | all | womanly, feminine | befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman |
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Meaning | befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman. | |
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Example | "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" | |
Synonym | feminine | |
Narrower | matronly | befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman |
womanlike | resembling a woman | |
Opposite | unwomanly | not womanly |
Spanish | femenino | |
Nouns | woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
womanliness | the trait of being womanly |
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