Womanishness

  • 41emasculation — noun 1. loss of power and masculinity • Derivationally related forms: ↑emasculate • Hypernyms: ↑effeminacy, ↑effeminateness, ↑sissiness, ↑softness, ↑womanishness, ↑unmanliness …

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  • 42femininity — noun the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑muliebrity • Ant: ↑masculinity • Derivationally related forms: ↑feminine • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 43old-womanish — adjective primly fastidious • Syn: ↑old maidish • Similar to: ↑fastidious * * * ˈ ̷ ̷|wu̇mənish adjective : old maidish * * * old womanishness, n. /ohld …

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  • 44womanish — adj. usu. derog. 1 (of a man) effeminate, unmanly. 2 suitable to or characteristic of a woman. Derivatives: womanishly adv. womanishness n …

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  • 45mannishness — n masculinity, unfemininity, unladylikeness, unwomanliness, virilism FORMAL virilescence COLLOQ. butchness ≠ womanishness …

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  • 46femineity — n. archaic womanliness; womanishness. Etymology: L femineus womanish f. femina woman …

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