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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman;
- Example: "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
[syn: womanly, feminine]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, a. Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] A blushing, womanly discovering grace. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, adv. In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman. --Gascoigne. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

womanly adj 1: befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" [syn: womanly, feminine] [ant: unwomanly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "womanly": distaff, female, feminine, gentlewomanlike, girlish, gynecic, gynecoid, gynic, kittenish, ladylike, little-girlish, maidenly, matronal, matronlike, matronly, muliebral, petticoat, womanish, womanlike