Womanly
['wʊmənlɪ] or ['wʊmənli]
Definition
(adj.) befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; 'womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion' .
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Definition
(a.) Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.
(adv.) In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman.
Editor: Sweeney
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Feminine (in a good sense), becoming a woman.
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Examples
- The womanly drew to one side, the manly to the other. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was a queenly presence--tall, graceful, and intensely womanly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Meg, my dear, I value the womanly skill which keeps home happy more than white hands or fashionable accomplishments. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Hire facounde eke full womanly and plain, No contrefeted termes had she To semen wise. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- From bed to bed, a light womanly tread and a pleasant fresh face passed in the silence of the night. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It seemed to my imagination as if the portrait had grown womanly, and the original remained a child. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- With many gentle and womanly offices, which none knew better how to render than Mrs. Bird, the poor woman was, in time, rendered more calm. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The self-sacrifice of Cecilia reveals a pure and womanly character, very seldom equalled, never surpassed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Seldom have I seen so graceful a figure, so womanly a presence, and so beautiful a face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well, Polly, you must persuade Miss Snowe to undertake both you and me; to make you steady and womanly, and me refined and classical. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She should have all womanly care, all gentle tendance. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I have good reason to know that she is in some strait, arising out of some attachment; and she needs womanly counsel. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Gudrun was the more beautiful and attractive, she had decided again, Ursula was more physical, more womanly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was a passionate, loving, thankful, womanly action, but the hand made no response--dropped cold and heavy, and took to its knitting again. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But womanly, I hope, said Mrs. Garth, half suspecting that Mrs. Casaubon might not hold the true principle of subordination. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- To Lizzie it was so new, so pretty, at once so womanly and so childish, that it won her completely. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- With me she was serious, and as womanly as thought and feeling could make her. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But there are other things I can do for thee, Maria told him, walking close beside him, now, very serious and womanly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- May Welland rose also; as they faced each other she seemed to grow in womanly stature and dignity. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I think Miss Wilfer's feeling very womanly and pretty. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Disregarding my presence, she went straight to her uncle and passed her hand over his head with a sweet womanly caress. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It's just what you need to bring out the tender womanly half of your nature, Jo. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I can hardly wonder at that, for she was then in the full pride of her womanly beauty. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- All which Mrs. Sparsit observed in her womanly way—like the Sultan who put his head in the pail of water—merely in dipping down and coming up again. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He is her lover, whoever he is; but she may need help and womanly counsel;--there may be difficulties or temptations which I don't know. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But, Mr. Thornton, you have been very kind to my father,' said she, changing her whole tone and bearing to a most womanly softness. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Best go slap for what's womanly in woman, like a bull at a gate. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Yet, as far as I understood your tirade, it was a protest against all womanly and domestic employment. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There was an earnest womanly compassion for me in her new affection. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Then he's as good as gold, said the little creature--Oh, in such a motherly, womanly way! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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