womanly
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wom·an·ly /ˈwʊmənli/ adjective WOMANbehaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval 〔行为、衣着等〕有女子气质的，有女人味的〔含褒义〕 SYN feminine, → manly her soft womanly figure 她那女人味十足的婀娜身段► see thesaurus at woman —womanliness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
womanly• He thought that since she'd had children, she'd grown more attractive and womanly.• From behind she looked even more womanly.• Her figure is womanly, but as Margarett draws her, the force of her sensuality is androgynous.• She had a plump, womanly figure.• Feminism once held out a promise that there would be some precincts of womanly life that were not all about men.• She was unable to feel the conventional womanly roles and knew only the demands of her art.• She looked more adult and womanly than she really was.• the conventional womanly virtues of patience and sense• She sang a melancholy torch song with a deep, womanly voice.• Am I proud of resorting to stereotypical womanly wiles when I am supposed to be a postmodernist feminist egalitarian?wom·an·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
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womanly
wom‧an‧ly /ˈwʊmənli/
adjective
SYN feminine ⇨ manly:
her soft womanly figure
—womanliness noun [uncountable]
■ relating to women
▪female relating to women or girls: female voters | Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.
▪feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women: You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness. | the ideal of feminine beauty
▪womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval: her womanly figure | the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
▪girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly: Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse! | a very girlie pink dress
▪effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman: His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate. | a pale effeminate-looking young man
wom‧an‧ly /ˈwʊmənli/
adjective Word Family: noun: woman, womanhood, womankind, womanizer, womanizing, womanliness; adjective: womanly, womanish; verb: womanize
behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval SYN feminine ⇨ manly:
—womanliness noun [uncountable]
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