Womanish

/ˈwʊmənɪʃ/

Synonyms for "womanish" (69 found)

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cowardice traitderogatory labelfeminine bearingfeminine demeanorfeminine gesturefeminine gracelack of resolvepejorative connotationtimidity trait

Collocations

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effeminate stereotypefeminine appearancefeminine demeanorgendered expectationswomanish appearancewomanish demeanor

Inflections

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more womanishmost womanish

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Sample sentences

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[…] Romans novv / Haue Thevves, and Limbes, like to their Anceſtors; / But vvoe the vvhile, our Fathers mindes are dead, / And vve are gouern'd vvith our Mothers ſpirits, / Our yoake, and ſufferance, ſhevv vs VVomaniſh.

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The Fence was a proper Park paling in excellent condition; with clusters of fine Elms, or rows of old Thorns following its line almost every where.—Almost must be stipulated—for there were vacant spaces & through one of these, Charlotte as soon as they entered the Enclosure, caught a glimpse over the pales of something White & Womanish in the field on the other side;—it was a something which immediately brought Miss B. into her head—& stepping to the pales, she saw indeed—& very decidedly, in spite of the Mist; Miss B—seated, not far before her, at the foot of the bank which sloped down from the outside of the Paling & which a narrow Path seemed to skirt along;—Miss Brereton seated, apparently very composedly—& Sir E. D. by her side.

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I don't very much wonder at her fright. We have met before; but I owe her no grudge, and we must not wait for womanish fear.

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Friends are a comfort in misfortune, but one should not make them unhappy by seeking their sympathy, as is done by women and womanish men.

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