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Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.
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Meaning relationships
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Female.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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In the manner of a woman.
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Synonyms: womanlily
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befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: feminine
Antonyms: unwomanly
From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).
From Middle English wommanliche, wommanly, equivalent to woman + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
نِسَوِيّ
(nisawiyy)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Aromanian:
muljirescu
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Belarusian:
жано́чы
(žanóčy)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Belarusian:
жано́цкі
(žanócki)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Bulgarian:
же́нствен
(žénstven)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Bulgarian:
же́нски
(žénski)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Chinese Mandarin:
女子氣 /女子气
(nǚzǐqì)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Czech:
ženský
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Danish:
kvindelig
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Esperanto:
virina
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Finnish:
naisellinen
— having the characteristics of a woman
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French:
féminin
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Georgian:
ქალური
(kaluri)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Georgian:
დედაკაცური
(dedaḳacuri)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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German:
weiblich
— having the characteristics of a woman
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German:
fraulich
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Greek:
γυναικείος
(gynaikeíos)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Hindi:
स्त्रैण
(straiṇ)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Hungarian:
nőies
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Indonesian:
betina
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Irish:
banúil
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Middle Irish:
banamail
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Italian:
femminile
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Italian:
femmineo
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Italian:
muliebre
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Italian:
donnesco
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Italian:
femminino
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Japanese:
女らしい
(onnarashii)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Korean:
여자답다
(yeojadapda)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Korean:
녀자답다
(nyeojadapda)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Latin:
muliebris
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Latvian:
sievišķīgs
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Latvian:
sievišķs
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Latvian:
sieviešu
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Macedonian:
женствен
(ženstven)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Macedonian:
женски
(ženski)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Manx:
benoil
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kvinnelig
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kvinneleg
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Old English:
wīflīċ
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Pashto:
ښځينه
(ẍëźina)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Persian:
زنانه
(zanâne)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Polish:
kobiecy
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Polish:
żeński
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Polish:
babi
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Portuguese:
feminino
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Romanian:
feminin
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Romanian:
femeiesc
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Romanian:
muieresc
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Russian:
же́нственный
(žénstvennyj)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Russian:
же́нский
(žénskij)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Russian:
женоподо́бный
(ženopodóbnyj)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Russian:
ба́бий
(bábij)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Scottish Gaelic:
banail
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Serbo-Croatian:
жѐнскӣ
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Serbo-Croatian:
žènskī
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Slovak:
ženský
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Slovene:
ženski
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
femenino
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
mujeril
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
femenil
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
femíneo
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
feminoide
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
amujerado
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
adamado
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
ahembrado
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Spanish:
afeminado
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Swedish:
kvinnlig
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Tajik:
занона
(zanona)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Turkish:
kadınsı
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Ukrainian:
жіно́чий
(žinóčyj)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Ukrainian:
жіно́чний
(žinóčnyj)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Ukrainian:
жіно́цький
(žinócʹkyj)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Ukrainian:
жінкоподі́бний
(žinkopodíbnyj)
— having the characteristics of a woman
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Yakut:
дьахтардыы
(jaqtardïï)
— having the characteristics of a woman