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womanishness
(encz) | womanishness,zženštilost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Womanishness
(gcide) | 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 Webster]
A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but
audible, strong, and manlike. --Ascham.
[1913 Webster] -- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. -- Wom"an*ish*ness,
n.
[1913 Webster] |
womanishness
(wn) | womanishness
n 1: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the
students associated science with masculinity and arts with
effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of
effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the
atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the
superfluity of the femininity that guided him" [syn:
effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness,
womanishness, unmanliness] |
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womanishness
(encz) | womanishness,zženštilost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Old-womanishness
(gcide) | old-womanish \old`-wom`an*ish\, a.
Like an old woman; anile; primly fastidious; old-maidish. --
Old`-wom"an*ish*ness, n.
Syn: fussy, old-maidish.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] |
womanishness
(wn) | womanishness
n 1: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the
students associated science with masculinity and arts with
effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of
effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the
atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the
superfluity of the femininity that guided him" [syn:
effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness,
womanishness, unmanliness] |
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