womanish
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Womanish — Wom an*ish, a. Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under {Effeminate}. Thy tears are womanish. Shak. Womanish entreaties. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
womanish — womanlike, womanly, ladylike, feminine, *female, effeminate Antonyms: mannish Contrasted words: manlike, virile, masculine, manly, *male … New Dictionary of Synonyms
womanish — ► ADJECTIVE derogatory 1) suitable for or characteristic of a woman. 2) (of a man) effeminate … English terms dictionary
womanish — [woom′ənish] adj. like, characteristic of, or suitable to a woman; feminine or effeminate SYN. FEMALE womanishly adv. womanishness n … English World dictionary
womanish — adjective Date: 14th century 1. associated with or characteristic of women rather than men 2. suggestive of a weak character ; effeminate < womanish fears > • womanishly adverb • womanishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
womanish — Synonyms and related words: breakable, brittle, cheap jack, chicken, cobwebby, crumbly, dainty, delicate, delicately weak, distaff, effeminate, female, feminine, flimsy, fragile, frail, frangible, gentlewomanlike, gimcrack, gimcracky, girlish,… … Moby Thesaurus
womanish — wom|an|ish [ˈwumənıʃ] adj a womanish man looks or behaves in a way that is thought to be typical of women →↑mannish … Dictionary of contemporary English
womanish — adjective a womanish man looks or behaves in a way that is supposed to be typical of women … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
womanish — adjective Andrew s first stage role was that of a womanish baker from Brooklyn Syn: effeminate, girlish, girly, unmanly, unmasculine, epicene Ant: manly … Thesaurus of popular words
womanish — womanishly, adv. womanishness, n. /woom euh nish/, adj. 1. womanlike or feminine. 2. weakly feminine; effeminate. [1325 75; ME; see WOMAN, ISH1] Syn. 2. See womanly. * * * … Universalium
