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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 femaleplay

  Familiarity information: WOMANLIKE used as a noun is very rare.


WOMANLIKE (adjective)
  The adjective WOMANLIKE has 1 sense:

1. resembling a womanplay

  Familiarity information: WOMANLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WOMANLIKE (noun)


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)


WOMANLIKE (adjective)


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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