womanish
womanlike or feminine.
weakly feminine; effeminate.
Origin of womanish
1synonym study For womanish
Other words from womanish
- wom·an·ish·ly, adverb
- wom·an·ish·ness, noun
- un·wom·an·ish, adjective
Words that may be confused with womanish
- effeminate, effete, feminine, womanish , womanly (see synonym study at womanly)
Words Nearby womanish
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How to use womanish in a sentence
One of my men whom I knew for a womanish fellow, asked if he should put his bayonet through him.
He knew that it must be one of the womanish, hysterical, sentimental type of things which he despised.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanOne of my men, whom I knew for a womanish fellow, asked if he should put his bayonet through him.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceHis earnest devotion touched her not a little, but she felt her instinctive sympathy for him to be womanish weakness.
The White Shield | Myrtle ReedA man could not say this out loud because sentiment was supposed to be essentially womanish.
The Master-Knot of Human Fate | Ellis Meredith
There is something essentially womanish in the irrepressible garrulity of her moral reflections.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 | William James
British Dictionary definitions for womanish
/ (ˈwʊmənɪʃ) /
having qualities or characteristics regarded as unsuitable to a strong character of either sex, esp a man
characteristic of or suitable for a woman
Derived forms of womanish
- womanishly, adverb
- womanishness, noun
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