womanless
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a word derived from
woman.
womannounan adult female person.
Example Sentences
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For almost three decades, according to the original version, the Yorkshireman lived womanless, out of reach of the English language.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He resigned himself to being a womanless man for all his life in order to hide the shame of his uselessness.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The play, a comedy, included a womanless wedding in which all of the participants were men.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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There are all sorts of bachelorhoods, and there is a wide distinction between the womanless splendour of Händel's life at court, and the unilluminated garret of Schubert's obscurity.
From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 by Rupert Hughes
English, too, is Romola's sitting up for her husband in her queer womanless establishment, and opening the door to him when he comes home late at night.
From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations by Mrs. Alexander