muliebrity

[myoo-lee-eb-ri-tee]

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noun

womanly nature or qualities.

Origin of muliebrity

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

Related formsmu·li·eb·ral, adjective

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Related Words for muliebrity

gentleness, delicacy, distaff, softness, kindness, womanliness, womanhood, womankind, docility, femineity, womenfolk

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Historical Examples of muliebrity

There was a little toss in their movement, full of muliebrity.
Pages From an Old Volume of Life
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Muliebrity, mū-li-eb′ri-ti, n. womanhood: effeminacy, softness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
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British Dictionary definitions for muliebrity

muliebrity

noun

the condition of being a woman

femininity

Word Origin for muliebrity

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

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