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womanish
wom·an·ish W0203700 (wo͝om′ə-nĭsh)adj.1. Of, characteristic of, or suitable to a woman, especially when considered inferior to a man: "He had long known ... that Burgundy is better than that womanish drink, champagne" (Sinclair Lewis).2. Imitative or suggestive of a woman rather than a man: "With a womanish gesture he lifted a lock of silver hair from his forehead and smoothed it back on his head" (Carson McCullers).
wom′an·ish·ly adv.wom′an·ish·ness n.womanish (ˈwʊmənɪʃ) adj1. having qualities or characteristics regarded as unsuitable to a strong character of either sex, esp a man2. characteristic of or suitable for a woman ˈwomanishly adv ˈwomanishness nwom•an•ish (ˈwʊm ə nɪʃ)
adj. characteristic or suggestive of a woman; womanlike or feminine. [1325–75] wom′an•ish•ly, adv. wom′an•ish•ness, n. syn: See womanly. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | womanish - having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men; "womanish tears"unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly - not possessing qualities befitting a man |
womanishadjective1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women:distaff, female, feminine, womanly.2. Having qualities more appropriate to women than to men:effeminate, epicene, feminine, sissified, sissyish, unmanly.Translationsafeminadoefféminéeffeminatoбабийwomanish
Synonyms for womanishadj of, relating to, or characteristic of womenSynonyms- distaff
- female
- feminine
- womanly
adj having qualities more appropriate to women than to menSynonyms- effeminate
- epicene
- feminine
- sissified
- sissyish
- unmanly
Words related to womanishadj having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in menRelated Words |