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muliebrity
[ myoo-lee-eb-ri-tee ]
/ ˌmyu liˈɛb rɪ ti /
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noun
womanly nature or qualities.
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Origin of muliebrity
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, adjectiveWords nearby muliebrity
mulga, Mulhacén, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Mulhouse, muliebria, muliebrity, mulier, mulier puisne, mulierty, mulish, Mulki
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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
Word Origin for muliebrity
C16: via Late Latin from Latin muliēbris womanly, from mulier woman
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