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womanness

womanness

1 7.0
Qualities and feelings that show a person is an adult female
  • noun
  • /ˈwʊmənˌnɛs/
translation icon : mujeridad
  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

  • In her art, she explores the themes of womanness and identity, reflecting on what it means to be a woman in today’s society.

  • The discussion centered around the challenges and triumphs of womanness in a patriarchal world.

Synonyms

femininity
vswomanness
29 3.4

A set of qualities often seen in women, like gentleness and grace

is broader, covering overall state and identity as well as such traits
womanhood
vswomanness
14 3.6

The state of being an adult female and the common experiences that come with it

is focused on personal qualities and characteristics rather than life stage
femaleness
vswomanness
1 5.8

The state of being a woman, girl, or an animal that can have young

stresses social and personal characteristics beyond biological description
womanliness
vswomanness
1 4.9

The quality of being gentle, caring, and graceful often linked to females

is the neutral notion of overall qualities and the state of belonging
muliebrity
vswomanness
  • Archaic
9.9

The state of being a woman

emphasizes personal qualities and characteristics rather than a single label
feminineness
vswomanness
5.3

Qualities or style people think belong to women, like gentle manner and dress

is about the overall state of belonging to that gender rather than traits

Antonyms

79 3.3

A person who is an adult male and who shows courage or strength

How Feminine

womanness
1 7.0
femininity
29 3.4

Surface Forms

womanness singular
womannesses plural

Morphology

womanness = woman (transparent) = woman + ness

Standard nominalization by adding '-ness' to 'woman' to indicate the state or quality of being a woman, which is directly inferable.

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'.