womanhood

Noun
Synonyms: muliebritywomanfair sex

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the state of being an adult womanSynonyms: muliebrity
  2. women as a class“it's an insult to American womanhood”“woman is the glory of creation”“the fair sex gathered on the veranda”Synonyms: womanfair sex
  3. the status of a woman
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Womanhood \Wom"an*hood\, n.

1.The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind. [1913 Webster]

Unspotted faith, and comely womanhood.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]
Perhaps the smile and the tender tone Came out of her pitying womanhood.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

2.Women, collectively; womankind. [1913 Webster]

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