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womanly
[ woom-uhn-lee ]
adverb
- in the manner of, or befitting, a woman.
womanly
/ ˈwʊmənlɪ /
adjective
- possessing qualities, such as warmth, attractiveness, etc, generally regarded as typical of a woman, esp a mature woman
- characteristic of or belonging to a woman
Derived Forms
- ˈwomanliness, noun
Other Words From
- woman·li·ness woman·ness noun
- half-woman·ly adjective
- un·woman·ly adjective adverb
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It’s my womanly body, my hip had spread to a nice level and a lot of it went to my butt.
All the grit of his leading man handsomeness had been polished away, and with this new look, he became pretty, feminized, womanly.
Any belly fat might redistribute itself in a more “womanly” way around the hips, thighs, and buttocks.
In Family Weekend, then, Chenoweth gets what may be her most womanly film role yet.
Fuller had an instinct, “from a very early age ... that I was not born to the common womanly lot,” Marshall explains.
And yes, his clothes are even designed to fit women with womanly assets.
Every comment, every slight, every mean assessment of my body, my face, my physical womanly beautiful outside.
Many of them were delicious in the role; one of them was the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm.
He indicated a fair beautiful creature with a determined profile and deep womanly figure.
But today—after that terrible ordeal, she felt as if life held little for her, that she was now unfit to perform any womanly duty.
He smiled with delight when he saw Jess coming down the stairs in her womanly fashion.
She was riding close beside him—an embodied friendliness—a soft and womanly Chloe, very different from the old.
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