Dictionary

womanlike en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈwʊmənlʌɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English womanlike From woman + -like.

Meanings

1. Befitting or characteristic of a woman.
2. Resembling a woman; feminine; (of a man) effeminate.

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Synonyms

womanly

womanlike en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈwʊmənlʌɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English womanlike From woman + -like.

Meanings

1. In a manner perceived to be characteristic of a woman.
   • I really meant it for a compliment, and to put her in a good mood; but, woman-like, she took it the wrong way. 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 313:

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