Womanishness

2 definitions found

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

  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 voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but
           audible, strong, and manlike.            --Ascham.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Wom"an*ish*ly}, adv. -- {Wom"an*ish*ness},
     n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  womanishness
       n : the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) [syn: {effeminacy},
            {effeminateness}, {sissiness}, {unmanliness}]