ladylike
/ˈleɪdɪlʌɪk
/adjective
Appropriate for or typical of a well-bred, decorous woman or girl: her antics were considered very undignified by her ladylike peers it wasn’t ladylike to be too interested in men...
- Despite her plain clothes, she radiated a ladylike politeness and civility.
- On the catwalk, they've teamed them with pencil skirts to complete a smart suit look that conveys better than anything the yearning for a long-overdue dose of ladylike elegance in fashion.
- Within ten minutes I was glowing, in an elegant and ladylike way (of course) but still glowing.
Synonyms
genteel, polite, refined, well bred, cultivated, polished, decorous, proper, correct, respectable, seemly, well mannered, cultured, sophisticated, courteous, civil, elegant, urbane, civilized, courtly, dignified, gracious
British informal posh
Derivatives
ladylikeness
- workwomanly
- work wonders
- worky
- work–life
- world
- world auxiliary
- World Bank
- world beat
- world-beater
- world-beating
- world car
- world city
- world-class
- World Council of Churches
- world court
- World Cup
- worlded
- world-end
- world English
- world fair
- world-famous
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- world flight
- worldful
- worldfull