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WOMANLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does womanlike mean?
• WOMANLIKE (noun)
The noun WOMANLIKE has 1 sense:
1. the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
Familiarity information: WOMANLIKE used as a noun is very rare.
• WOMANLIKE (adjective)
The adjective WOMANLIKE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: WOMANLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
womanlike; womanliness
Hypernyms ("womanlike" is a kind of...):
femininity; muliebrity (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a woman
Context example:
a womanlike stone image
Similar:
feminine; womanly (befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman)
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