muliebrity

[ myoo-lee-eb-ri-tee ]
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noun
  1. womanly nature or qualities.

Origin of muliebrity

1
1585–95; <Late Latin muliēbritās womanhood, equivalent to Latin muliēbri(s) womanly (derivative of mulier woman) + -tās-ty2

Other words from muliebrity

  • mu·li·eb·ral, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for muliebrity

muliebrity

/ (ˌmjuːlɪˈɛbrɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the condition of being a woman

  2. femininity

Origin of muliebrity

1
C16: via Late Latin from Latin muliēbris womanly, from mulier woman

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