womanness
- noun
- /ˈwʊmənˌnɛs/
- This matters for every identity. Today I feel the depth of it for my blackness, for my womanness, for my queerness, and for the child still within me.
I mean gender like womanness, like femaleness, like like pink skirts.
- I mean gender like womanness, like femaleness, like like pink skirts.
Examples
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Identity for Irish women is a dual complex, defined by two political and cultural realities: "Irishness" and "Womanness."
Fiction book (1991) -
Her womanness is emphasized at the expense of her Puerto Ricanness and her condition as a member of the urban underclass.
Academic text (1996) -
Two years ago, I spent a brief summer in France, struggling relentlessly with identity, Irishness, and womanness.
Fiction book (1991) -
They were relying on her womanness, possibly a kind of neutral voice that they thought would end up expressing their views—and hasn't.
Blog text (26) -
Many women find empowerment in embracing their womanness and celebrating their unique experiences.
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In her art, she explores the themes of womanness and identity, reflecting on what it means to be a woman in today’s society.
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The discussion centered around the challenges and triumphs of womanness in a patriarchal world.
Synonyms
A set of qualities often seen in women, like gentleness and grace
The state of being an adult female and the common experiences that come with it
The state of being a woman, girl, or an animal that can have young
The quality of being gentle, caring, and graceful often linked to females
The state of being a woman
Qualities or style people think belong to women, like gentle manner and dress
Antonyms
How Feminine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Womanness is simply woman plus the ending -ness, where -ness means 'the state or quality of', just like in kindness, so it means 'the qualities of being a woman'.