womanly
adjective
like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
womanliness
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a word derived from
womanly.
Example Sentences
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Her womanliness is a matter of personal conviction.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2022
The strongest element of “Heartland,” then, is its unabashed womanliness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2018
After decades of defining ideal womanliness based on humility and positivity, it’s no wonder we’re thrown off by one who stands up and says, I’m angry, I was wronged, and I deserve to be here.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2018
“Like Garbo, Hara came to represent an ideal of womanliness, nobility and generosity,” David Thomson wrote in The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2015
There had come a gravity into her manner, and a womanliness into her face, in a degree more than natural at her years.
From The Truants by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
