womanish
1
9.1
- adjective
- /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/
- Slur
:
afeminado
- His features were fine and delicate, almost womanish.
Examples
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His pathetic, womanish comfort.
Fiction book (1996) -
She's very girlish or womanish, if you know what I mean.
Fiction book (1991) -
His voice was theatrical and womanish.
Fiction book (1997) -
But how could he expect Schwartz, a womanish city boy, to understand this?
Fiction book (1999) -
There's nothing womanish about Annabelle.
Fiction book (1990) -
It did violence to his nature even to allow himself such thoughts: weak, womanish, unworthy.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her laughter is being attributed to mere womanish hysteria, and her dancing down the street singing is being called an attempt to deal with overwhelming grief.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Race you to that bench!" And she was off, surprisingly speedy in spite of a womanish rocking-horse gait that would have made a pony blush.
Fiction book (2001) -
She must have been one of those fresh girls—womanish girls—as Momma called them, who made trouble in high school and went on dates with boys that weren't even in high school.
Fiction book (1992) -
His delicate features and soft mannerisms were often described as womanish by his peers.
Synonyms
173
3.4
Having style or qualities people often connect with women
12
3.4
Being gentle, kind, or strong in ways often seen in women
1
8.4
Having the appearance or style people associate with women
Having the looks or shape of a woman
A very traditional women's style with pink clothes and lots of makeup
Antonyms
Compounds
How Feminine
173
3.4
15
5.0
12
3.4
- Slur
1
9.1
21
3.5
- Offensive
15
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Womanish comes from woman ('woman') plus the ending -ish ('like'), so it simply means 'like a woman'. Because of that origin, it is often used in a negative way to describe a man who shows feelings or actions people think belong to women.