womanly

adj
/ˈwʊmənli/

Etymology

From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Definitions

  1. Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women

    Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.

    • I know that the sound of it moved me more even than her words, it was so very human - so very womanly.
    • "What I mean, a woman who doesn't go in for booze and sport and cigarettes. Man gets sick of these tough flappers. Give me a womanly woman every time. As I said before, I could see at a glance that you were a thoroughly womanly woman."
  2. Female.

  3. In the manner of a woman.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA