womanish

  • 31old-womanish — /oʊld ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ (say ohld woomuhnish) adjective of or like an old woman; excessively fussy …

  • 32old-womanish — adjective primly fastidious • Syn: ↑old maidish • Similar to: ↑fastidious * * * ˈ ̷ ̷|wu̇mənish adjective : old maidish * * * old womanishness, n. /ohld …

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  • 33Womanishly — 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… …

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  • 34Womanishness — 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… …

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  • 35womanly — womanliness, womanness, n. /woom euhn lee/, adj. 1. like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish. adv. 2. in the manner of, or befitting, a woman. [1250 1300; ME wommanli(che). See WOMAN, LY] Syn. 2. WOMANLY, WOMANLIKE, WOMANISH… …

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  • 36καταθήλυνε — καταθήλῡνε , καταθηλύνω make womanish pres imperat act 2nd sg καταθήλῡνε , καταθηλύνω make womanish pres imperat act 2nd sg καταθήλῡνε , καταθηλύνω make womanish aor ind act 3rd sg (homeric ionic) καταθήλῡνε , καταθηλύνω make womanish imperf… …

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  • 37effeminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. womanish, unmanly. See weakness, female. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unmanly, womanish, emasculate, epicene; see feminine 2 . See Synonym Study at female . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. feminine …

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  • 38feminine — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Belonging to the feminine sex] Syn. female, distaff, pistillate; see female 2 . 2. [Having qualities stereotypically associated with women] Syn. soft, womanly, delicate, gentle, ladylike, female, matronly, maidenly,… …

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  • 39female — n Female, woman, lady are comparable when meaning a person and especially an adult who belongs to the sex that is the counterpart of the male sex. Female (the correlative of male) emphasizes the idea of sex; it applies not only to human beings… …

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  • 40womanly — wom•an•ly [[t]ˈwʊm ən li[/t]] adj. 1) having qualities traditionally ascribed to women; feminine; not masculine or girlish 2) in the manner of, or befitting, a woman • Etymology: 1250–1300 wom′an•li•ness, wom′an•ness, n. syn: womanly, womanlike,… …

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