womanly
like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
in the manner of, or befitting, a woman.
Origin of womanly
1synonym study For womanly
Other words from womanly
- wom·an·li·ness, wom·an·ness, noun
- half-wom·an·ly, adjective
- un·wom·an·ly, adjective, adverb
Words that may be confused with womanly
- effeminate, effete, feminine, womanish, womanly (see synonym study at the current entry)
Words Nearby womanly
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How to use womanly in a sentence
It’s my womanly body, my hip had spread to a nice level and a lot of it went to my butt.
Nafessa Williams Advocates For Equality In New Y-FEAR Capsule | D'Shonda Brown | November 19, 2021 | Essence.comAll the grit of his leading man handsomeness had been polished away, and with this new look, he became pretty, feminized, womanly.
The Jennifer Lopez-Ben Affleck recoupling is the greatest gossip story we’ve had in years | Constance Grady | August 24, 2021 | VoxAny belly fat might redistribute itself in a more “womanly” way around the hips, thighs, and buttocks.
Hormone Therapy Is More Than Just a Physical Process | Brandy Zadrozny | August 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Family Weekend, then, Chenoweth gets what may be her most womanly film role yet.
Kristin Chenoweth on Her Darker Role in ‘Family Weekend’ | Kevin Fallon | March 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFuller had an instinct, “from a very early age ... that I was not born to the common womanly lot,” Marshall explains.
Why Do Women Love Bad Men? A New Life of Margaret Fuller | Susan Cheever | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
And yes, his clothes are even designed to fit women with womanly assets.
Every comment, every slight, every mean assessment of my body, my face, my physical womanly beautiful outside.
Many of them were delicious in the role; one of them was the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHe indicated a fair beautiful creature with a determined profile and deep womanly figure.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonBut today—after that terrible ordeal, she felt as if life held little for her, that she was now unfit to perform any womanly duty.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxHe smiled with delight when he saw Jess coming down the stairs in her womanly fashion.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerShe was riding close beside him—an embodied friendliness—a soft and womanly Chloe, very different from the old.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry Ward
British Dictionary definitions for womanly
/ (ˈwʊmənlɪ) /
possessing qualities, such as warmth, attractiveness, etc, generally regarded as typical of a woman, esp a mature woman
characteristic of or belonging to a woman
Derived forms of womanly
- womanliness, noun
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