womanish

[ woom-uh-nish ]

/ ˈwʊm ə nɪʃ /

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adjective

womanlike or feminine.

weakly feminine; effeminate.

Origin of womanish

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at woman, -ish¹

synonym study for womanish

2. See womanly.

OTHER WORDS FROM womanish

wom·an·ish·ly, adverbwom·an·ish·ness, nounun·wom·an·ish, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH womanish

effeminate, effete, feminine, womanish , womanly (see synonym study at womanly)

Words nearby womanish

womanfully, woman-hater, womanhood, woman-hour, woman in the street, womanish, womanist, womanize, womanizer, womankind, womanlike

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Example sentences from the Web for womanish

One of my men whom I knew for a womanish fellow, asked if he should put his bayonet through him.
5 War Books You May Not Have in Your Library|Jake Tapper|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Maskull was unaware of any rise in temperature, but he felt his heart melting to womanish softness.
A Voyage to Arcturus|David Lindsay
Otherwise, this third Neuter-gender—mannish women and womanish men—could not have come into being.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction|Arabella Kenealy
Why, the thing is easy so thou rest true to thyself, and let no womanish fears creep into thy heart.
Cleopatra|H. Rider Haggard

It would have been a womanish kind of thing to fling-to the door behind him.
When a Man's Single|J. M. Barrie
You soon learn to pity, and soon to love, her for the sake of her gentle and womanish ways.
Eothen|A. W. Kinglake

British Dictionary definitions for womanish

womanish

/ (ˈwʊmənɪʃ) /

adjective

having qualities or characteristics regarded as unsuitable to a strong character of either sex, esp a man

characteristic of or suitable for a woman

Derived forms of womanish

womanishly, adverbwomanishness, noun

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单词	womanish
释义	womanish [ woom-uh-nish ] / ˈwʊm ə nɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR womanish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective womanlike or feminine. weakly feminine; effeminate. Origin of womanish First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at woman, -ish¹ synonym study for womanish 2. See womanly. OTHER WORDS FROM womanish wom·an·ish·ly, adverbwom·an·ish·ness, nounun·wom·an·ish, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH womanish effeminate, effete, feminine, womanish , womanly (see synonym study at womanly) Words nearby womanish womanfully, woman-hater, womanhood, woman-hour, woman in the street, womanish, womanist, womanize, womanizer, womankind, womanlike Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for womanish One of my men whom I knew for a womanish fellow, asked if he should put his bayonet through him. 5 War Books You May Not Have in Your Library\|Jake Tapper\|November 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Maskull was unaware of any rise in temperature, but he felt his heart melting to womanish softness. A Voyage to Arcturus\|David Lindsay Otherwise, this third Neuter-gender—mannish women and womanish men—could not have come into being. Feminism and Sex-Extinction\|Arabella Kenealy Why, the thing is easy so thou rest true to thyself, and let no womanish fears creep into thy heart. Cleopatra\|H. Rider Haggard It would have been a womanish kind of thing to fling-to the door behind him. When a Man's Single\|J. M. Barrie You soon learn to pity, and soon to love, her for the sake of her gentle and womanish ways. Eothen\|A. W. Kinglake British Dictionary definitions for womanish womanish / (ˈwʊmənɪʃ) / adjective having qualities or characteristics regarded as unsuitable to a strong character of either sex, esp a man characteristic of or suitable for a woman Derived forms of womanish womanishly, adverbwomanishness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to womanish effeminate, female, womanly, unmasculine
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womanish

adjective

Origin of womanish

synonym study for womanish

OTHER WORDS FROM womanish

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH womanish

Words nearby womanish

Example sentences from the Web for womanish

British Dictionary definitions for womanish

adjective

Derived forms of womanish

Words related to womanish