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Meaning of "matronly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATRONLY

matronly  [ˈmeɪtrənlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATRONLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Matronly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MATRONLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Matron

Matron is the job title of a very senior nurse in several countries, including the United Kingdom, its former colonies, and also the Republic of Ireland, although the title Clinical Nurse Manager has become acceptable as an alternative.

Definition of matronly in the English dictionary

The definition of matronly in the dictionary is of, characteristic of, or suitable for a matron; staid and dignified in a manner associated with a middle-aged, usually plump, woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATRONLY


barrenly
ˈbærənlɪ
certainly
ˈsɜːtənlɪ
commonly
ˈkɒmənlɪ
curmudgeonly
kəˈmʌdʒənlɪ
evenly
ˈiːv ənlɪ
gentlemanly
ˈdʒɛntəlmənlɪ
heavenly
ˈhɛvənlɪ
humanly
ˈhjuːmənlɪ
inhumanly
ɪnˈhjuːmənlɪ
mistakenly
mɪˈsteɪkənlɪ
openly
ˈəʊpənlɪ
patronly
ˈpeɪtrənlɪ
sovranly
ˈsɒvrənlɪ
stubbornly
ˈstʌbənlɪ
suddenly
ˈsʌdənlɪ
sullenly
ˈsʌlənlɪ
uncommonly
ʌnˈkɒmənlɪ
unevenly
ʌnˈiːvənlɪ
Winstanley
ˈwɪnstənlɪ
womanly
ˈwʊmənlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATRONLY

matroclinal
matroclinic
matroclinous
matrocliny
matron
matron of honour
matron-like
matronage
matronal
matronhood
matronize
matronliness
matrons of honour
matronship
matronymic
matross
matroyshka
matryoshka
matryoshka doll
matryoshki

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATRONLY

chirurgeonly
cullionly
fonly
if only
lionly
once-only
one and only
only
read-only
sonly
the only
wantonly

Synonyms and antonyms of matronly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «matronly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATRONLY

Find out the translation of matronly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of matronly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «matronly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主妇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

matrona
570 millions of speakers

English

matronly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुजुर्ग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وقور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

почтенная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

matronly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাশভারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de matrone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Matronly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

matronenhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

品のある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

품위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Matronly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về người đàn bà có chồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅट्रोनली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağırbaşlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

matronale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stateczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поважна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

respectabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

matronly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moederlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matronly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matronly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of matronly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATRONLY»

The term «matronly» is regularly used and occupies the 86.371 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATRONLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about matronly

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QUOTES WITH «MATRONLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word matronly.
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Michael Kors
People want to look taller and thinner. No one says, 'Ooh! Let me buy that dress because it makes me feel matronly!'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATRONLY»

Discover the use of matronly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to matronly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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40 Over 40: 40 Things Every Woman Over 40 Needs to Know ...
When I think of "matronly," Esther Anderson comes immediately to mind. Her husband ran the grocery store and the post office where I grew up. In a town of seventy-five people, he was a well-respected man. When he died of a sudden heart ...
Brenda Kinsel, 2000
2
Three Matronly Mysteries:
Three short stories - eleven women onboard ship with an unscrupulous captain, a pioneer in the test-tube baby frontier, and a prim maiden lady wounded by a chamber pot - all told with an intriguing twist.
C.S. Forester
3
Murders Most Matronly: A Leela/Meena Murder Mystery
Cousins Leela and Meena Rao, widows of twin brothers, lead quiet retired lives in Tucson, Arizona, until a serial killer descends on their South-Asian community, targeting elderly women.
Kamakshi P. Murti, 2013
4
Modality in Contemporary English
(6) MEG: she looks very sort of urn- kind of matronly really/ The epistemic modal forms sort of, kind of, really in this utterance signal that Meg is not firmly committed to the proposition she looks matronly. This is not because Meg herself doubts ...
Roberta Facchinetti, Manfred G. Krug, Frank Robert Palmer, 2003
5
Popular Culture Icons in Contemporary American Drama
The above described scene, bearing obvious influences from the Theater of the Absurd, is terminated when Actress Two steps out of the circle, takes up the role of the Matronly Lady and proceeds to present directly to the audience her tragic ...
Konstantinos Blatanis, 2003
6
The "new Woman" Revised: Painting and Gender Politics on ...
Miller and his students Laning and Bishop idealized the matronly shopper and glossed over features of a dingy working-class shopping environment. In the heart of the Depression, they focused on the successes of Fourteenth Street's ...
Ellen Wiley Todd, 1993
7
Looking Past the Screen: Case Studies in American Film ...
LOIS WEBER AND THE CELEBRITY OF MATRONLY RESPECTABILITY Shelley Stamp Lois Weber was a filmmaker unquestionably associated with cinema's rising cultural cachet in the mid-1cj10s. Renowned for her early literary and ...
Jon Lewis, Eric Smoodin, 2007
8
The Novels of Samuel Richardson, Esq. Viz. Pamela, Clarissa ...
What but to find an angel in imagination dwindled down to a woman in fact ? But to my dream Methought it was about nine on Wednesday morning, that a chariot, with a dowager's arms upon the doors, and in it a grave matronly lady Hiot ...
Samuel Richardson, 1824
9
The novels of Samuel Richardson, esq. To which is prefixed, ...
What but to find an angel in imagination dwindled down to a woman in fact? But to my dream Methought it was about nine on Wednesday morning, that a chariot, with a dowager's arms upon the doors, and in it a grave matronly lady Diot unlike  ...
Samuel Richardson, 1824
10
Ballantyne's Novelist's Library
But to my dream Methought it was about nine on Wednesday morning, that a chariot, with a dowager's arms on the doors, and in it a grave matronly lady '; unlike Mother H. in the face; but, in her j oh ! how unlike !]] stopped at a grocer's shop, ...
James Ballantyne, Sir Walter Scott, 1824

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATRONLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term matronly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sophie Tucker As You've Never Seen Her Before
Then the movies came out and Sophie was pigeonholed as the matronly family member.” She never repeated a costume on stage…wowed ... «Forward, Jul 15»
2
Middle age suits me just fine
The only good thing about looking rather slovenly and matronly is being given the respect I never got in my twenties and deep down loving ... «Eureka Street, Jul 15»
3
'Jerry Springer: The Opera' gives vulgarity 15 minutes of fame
In addition to the raunchy/offensive content — characters include a transsexual, a matronly exotic dancer and a KKK leader, to name a few ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
4
France 2015 The Great War 10€ Silver Coin
Obverse: A matronly figure decorates a Christmas tree. Her right hand rests on her son's shoulder. In his right hand is a rifle, symbolizing the ... «CoinWeek, Jul 15»
5
Lutefisk season is almost here
I have no memory of being taught how, I must have picked up instructions by listening to the matronly cooks in the community. I know I didn't ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
6
Memories the Size of "Texas" Past and current 'Texas' cast members …
... seasons, earned her doctorate in musical arts at the University of North Texas, then returned to play the role of the matronly Anna McLean. «LubbockOnline.com, Jul 15»
7
The Last Burlesque at Capital Fringe
... performance, and the comforting embrace of the matronly Vera (a richly-layered Vanessa Bradchulis), the outfit's last remaining proprietress. «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
8
The foolproof style recipe for a great look at any age
... could lose a few pounds). But, with all that said, I don't want to look matronly or dowdy. Please help — it would be the best birthday gift of all. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Oldcastle parties on in "Cabaret"
That's how we end up in 1931 Berlin, as American novelist Cliff Bradshaw (Steve Parmenter) rents a room from the matronly Fraulein Schneider ... «The Manchester Journal, Jul 15»
10
In a child's eyes, the family pet will never run out of lives
Today, I am a matronly mother of three, and he is something close to a freak of nature. According to my own amateur research, he may be the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Matronly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/matronly>. Apr 2024 ».
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