Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a woman; womanly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a woman; womanly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Befitting or characteristic of a woman. - adjective Resembling a
woman ;feminine ; (of a man)effeminate . - adverb In a manner perceived to be
characteristic of awoman .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
- adjective resembling a woman
Etymologies
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Examples
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He did not relish being called womanlike -- few men do; but he was bound to admit that the elder man's criticism was more or less just.
Jason Justus Miles Forman 1895
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These you may possibly laugh at, and call womanlike considerations; but so, my dear friend, I feel, and I never could conceal the sentiments of my heart.
Memoirs Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de 1837
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These you may possibly laugh at, and call womanlike considerations; but so, my dear friend, I feel, and I never could conceal the sentiments of my heart.
Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette 1795
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Currently she is starring as a womanlike Jason Voorhees (Angela Baker in her case) in dual Friday a 13th travesty films - Sleepaway Camp II as good as III.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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It's a womanlike version of Ron Howard's Backdraft despite it is set in Baltimore MD rsther than than Pittsburgh PA.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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Like in many species, a womanlike appears to be captivated to a strongest in a group.
'Jersey Shore' recap: Ruined relationships, but perfect hair | EW.com admin 2009
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That's funny in itself./lipbr/plib I have copiousness of womanlike friends ...
Archive 2009-10-01 admin 2009
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Like in many species, a womanlike appears to be captivated to a strongest in a group.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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It's a womanlike version of Ron Howard's Backdraft despite it is set in Baltimore MD rsther than than Pittsburgh PA.
TV Anime Guide for Nov 09 Updated 1 Nov 09 admin 2009
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Currently she is starring as a womanlike Jason Voorhees (Angela Baker in her case) in dual Friday a 13th travesty films - Sleepaway Camp II as good as III.
TV Anime Guide for Nov 09 Updated 1 Nov 09 admin 2009
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