adj
Meaning 1
Befitting or characteristic of a woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
womanlike
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UK: /ˈwʊmənlʌɪk/
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling a woman; feminine; (of a man) effeminate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
Meaning 3
In a manner perceived to be characteristic of a woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
resembling a woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a womanlike stone image
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noun
Meaning 5
the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: womanliness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: femininity, muliebrity
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English womanlike From woman + -like.