muliebrity
[ myoo-lee-eb-ri-tee ]
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noun
womanly nature or qualities.
Origin of muliebrity
11585–95; <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
Words Nearby muliebrity
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How to use muliebrity in a sentence
muliebrity, mū-li-eb′ri-ti, n. womanhood: effeminacy, softness.
There was a little toss in their movement, full of muliebrity.
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British Dictionary definitions for muliebrity
muliebrity
/ (ˌmjuːlɪˈɛbrɪtɪ) /
noun
the condition of being a woman
femininity
Origin of muliebrity
1C16: via Late Latin from Latin muliēbris womanly, from mulier woman
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