womanish
1Womanish — 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… …
2womanish — womanlike, womanly, ladylike, feminine, *female, effeminate Antonyms: mannish Contrasted words: manlike, virile, masculine, manly, *male …
3womanish — ► ADJECTIVE derogatory 1) suitable for or characteristic of a woman. 2) (of a man) effeminate …
4womanish — [woom′ənish] adj. like, characteristic of, or suitable to a woman; feminine or effeminate SYN. FEMALE womanishly adv. womanishness n …
5womanish — womanly, womanish Womanly is a complimentary word applied to women and meaning ‘having the good qualities of women’, whereas womanish is applied to men and is usually derogatory in the sense ‘effeminate, unmanly’. See also female, feminine …
6womanish — adjective Date: 14th century 1. associated with or characteristic of women rather than men 2. suggestive of a weak character ; effeminate < womanish fears > • womanishly adverb • womanishness noun …
7womanish — Synonyms and related words: breakable, brittle, cheap jack, chicken, cobwebby, crumbly, dainty, delicate, delicately weak, distaff, effeminate, female, feminine, flimsy, fragile, frail, frangible, gentlewomanlike, gimcrack, gimcracky, girlish,… …
8womanish — wom|an|ish [ˈwumənıʃ] adj a womanish man looks or behaves in a way that is thought to be typical of women →↑mannish …
9womanish — adjective a womanish man looks or behaves in a way that is supposed to be typical of women …
10womanish — adjective Andrew s first stage role was that of a womanish baker from Brooklyn Syn: effeminate, girlish, girly, unmanly, unmasculine, epicene Ant: manly …
