Matronly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Matronly \Ma"tron*ly\, a.
     1. Advanced in years; elderly.
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     2. Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  matronly
       adj : befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman; "her
             matronly figure"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "matronly":
     distaff, female, feminine, fortyish, gentlewomanlike, girlish,
     gynecic, gynecoid, gynic, kittenish, ladylike, little-girlish,
     maidenly, matronal, matronlike, mid-life, middle-aged, muliebral,
     petticoat, womanish, womanlike, womanly