womanly en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Meanings
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Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.
"What I mean, a woman who doesn't go in for booze and sport and cigarettes. Man gets sick of these tough flappers. Give me a womanly woman every time. As I said before, I could see at a glance that you were a thoroughly womanly woman."
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 149:I know that the sound of it moved me more even than her words, it was so very human - so very womanly.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- (rare) Female.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| womanliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| womonly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| womynly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| womanlier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (76)
la muliebris (having the characteristics of a woman) · el γυναικείος (having the characteristics of a woman) · es femíneo (having the characteristics of a woman) · de weiblich (having the characteristics of a woman) · nb kvinnelig (having the characteristics of a woman) · es afeminado (having the characteristics of a woman) · tg занона (having the characteristics of a woman) · sv kvinnlig (having the characteristics of a woman) · es feminoide (having the characteristics of a woman) · ko 여자답다 (having the characteristics of a woman) · uk жіно́чний (having the characteristics of a woman) · tr kadınsı (having the characteristics of a woman) · es ahembrado (having the characteristics of a woman) · eo virina (having the characteristics of a woman) · sh žènskī (having the characteristics of a woman) · be жано́цкі (having the characteristics of a woman) · es adamado (having the characteristics of a woman) · mk женски (having the characteristics of a woman) · uk жінкоподі́бний (having the characteristics of a woman) · it donnesco (having the characteristics of a woman) · be жано́чы (having the characteristics of a woman) · pl kobiecy (having the characteristics of a woman) · it femmineo (having the characteristics of a woman) · id betina (having the characteristics of a woman) · ga banúil (having the characteristics of a woman) · ko 녀자답다 (having the characteristics of a woman) · da kvindelig (having the characteristics of a woman) · ro feminin (having the characteristics of a woman) · lv sieviešu (having the characteristics of a woman) · uk жіно́цький (having the characteristics of a woman) · ang wīflīċ (having the characteristics of a woman) · sk ženský (having the characteristics of a woman) · pl babi (having the characteristics of a woman) · ro femeiesc (having the characteristics of a woman) · ja 女らしい (having the characteristics of a woman) · ro muieresc (having the characteristics of a woman) · sl ženski (having the characteristics of a woman) · ka დედაკაცური (having the characteristics of a woman) · mk женствен (having the characteristics of a woman) · cs ženský (having the characteristics of a woman) · az xanım-xatın (having the characteristics of a woman) · ar نِسَوِيّ (having the characteristics of a woman) · lv sievišķīgs (having the characteristics of a woman) · bg же́нски (having the characteristics of a woman) · pt feminino (having the characteristics of a woman) · ru же́нственный (having the characteristics of a woman) · fa زنانه (having the characteristics of a woman) · it femminile (having the characteristics of a woman) · sh жѐнскӣ (having the characteristics of a woman) · pl żeński (having the characteristics of a woman) · nn kvinneleg (having the characteristics of a woman) · gv benoil (having the characteristics of a woman) · es mujeril (having the characteristics of a woman) · fi naisellinen (having the characteristics of a woman) · ps ښځينه (having the characteristics of a woman) · it muliebre (having the characteristics of a woman) · sah дьахтардыы (having the characteristics of a woman) · gd banail (having the characteristics of a woman) · it femminino (having the characteristics of a woman) · fr féminin (having the characteristics of a woman) · ru женоподо́бный (having the characteristics of a woman) · mga banamail (having the characteristics of a woman) · ka ქალური (having the characteristics of a woman) · lv sievišķs (having the characteristics of a woman) · hi स्त्रैण (having the characteristics of a woman) · ru ба́бий (having the characteristics of a woman) · de fraulich (having the characteristics of a woman) · rup muljirescu (having the characteristics of a woman) · ru же́нский (having the characteristics of a woman) · uk жіно́чий (having the characteristics of a woman) · es amujerado (having the characteristics of a woman) · es femenino (having the characteristics of a woman) · hu nőies (having the characteristics of a woman) · cmn 女子氣 /女子气 (having the characteristics of a woman) · es femenil (having the characteristics of a woman) · bg же́нствен (having the characteristics of a woman)