girly
adjective
(of a girl or woman) feminine in a traditional way, or excessively feminine (sometimes disparaging).
girliness
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a word derived from
girly.
Example Sentences
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“I think it was the girliness that attracted us to it,” Ms. Anderson said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
Though associated often with girliness, today glitter is bigger than that.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2017
Kaling is not Fey is not Poehler, and it’s fun to spend a couple hundred pages immersed in each of their personalities—Kaling’s razor-edged girliness, Fey’s wise irreverence, Poehler’s fiery charm.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2014
Kaling is a great actor and her special brand of unashamed girliness would be hilarious in Ghostbusters 3.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2014
If even Martha can't escape this tender trap, the need to convince us of her sweetness and girliness, what woman can?
From Time Magazine Archive
