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—ladylikeness, n./lay"dee luyk'/, adj.1. like a lady.2. befitting a lady: in a ladylike manner.[1580-90; LADY + -LIKE]Syn. 1, 2. well-bred, well-mannered, courteous.
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Ladylike — La dy*like , a. 1. Like a lady in appearance or manners; well bred. [1913 Webster] She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] 2. Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ladylike — ladylike; un·ladylike; … English syllables
ladylike — also lady like, 1580s; see LADY (Cf. lady) + LIKE (Cf. like). M.E. had ladily queenly, exalted (late 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
ladylike — feminine, womanly, womanlike, *female, womanish, effeminate Analogous words: dainty, fastidious, finicky, particular, *nice: fashionable, modish, smart, chic, *stylish: *decorous, proper, seemly … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ladylike — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ appropriate for or typical of a well mannered woman or girl … English terms dictionary
ladylike — [lād′ēlīk΄] adj. like, characteristic of, or suitable for a lady; refined; well bred SYN. FEMALE … English World dictionary
ladylike — la|dy|like 〈[lɛıdılaık] Adj.; nur adv. u. präd.〉 nach Art einer Lady, vornehm, zurückhaltend ● in der Öffentlichkeit wüst zu schimpfen ist nicht ladylike gehört sich nicht für eine Dame, für ein wohlerzogenes junges Mädchen [engl., „gleich, so… … Universal-Lexikon
ladylike — [[t]le͟ɪdilaɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that a woman or girl is ladylike, you mean that she behaves in a polite, dignified, and graceful way. I hate to be blunt, Frankie, but she just didn t strike me as being very ladylike... She crossed the… … English dictionary
ladylike — la|dy|like [ˈleıdilaık] adj old fashioned if a woman or girl is ladylike, she behaves in a polite and quiet way that was once believed to be typical of or suitable for women ▪ ladylike behaviour … Dictionary of contemporary English
ladylike — adjective Date: 1586 1. becoming or suitable to a lady 2. resembling a lady in appearance or manners ; well bred 3. a. feeling or showing too much concern about elegance or propriety < ladylike embarrassment at not being the wife of a real doctor … New Collegiate Dictionary
