Womanly

4 definitions found

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

  Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, a.
     Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.
     --Arbuthnot.
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           A blushing, womanly discovering grace.   --Donne.


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

  Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, adv.
     In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or
     affection of a woman. --Gascoigne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  womanly
       adj : befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature
             woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
             [syn: {feminine}] [ant: {unwomanly}]

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

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