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Meaning of "womanish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOMANISH

womanish  [ˈwʊmənɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOMANISH

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

WHAT DOES WOMANISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

womanish

Woman

A woman /ˈwʊmən/, pl: women /ˈwɪmɨn/ is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. However, the term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "women's rights". Women are typically capable of giving birth from puberty onwards, though older women who have gone through menopause and some intersex women cannot. Throughout history women have assumed various social roles in occupation. In some cultures, a majority of women have adopted specific appearances, such as those regulated by dress codes.

Definition of womanish in the English dictionary

The definition of womanish in the dictionary is having qualities or characteristics regarded as unsuitable to a strong character of either sex, esp a man. Other definition of womanish is characteristic of or suitable for a woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOMANISH


bairnish
ˈbeənɪʃ
dragonish
ˈdræɡənɪʃ
gluttonish
ˈɡlʌtənɪʃ
heathenish
ˈhiːðənɪʃ
hoidenish
ˈhɔɪdənɪʃ
hoydenish
ˈhɔɪdənɪʃ
jargonish
ˈdʒɑːɡənɪʃ
kittenish
ˈkɪtənɪʃ
lemonish
ˈlemənɪʃ
maidenish
ˈmeɪdənɪʃ
mammonish
ˈmæmənɪʃ
old-womanish
ˌəʊldˈwʊmənɪʃ
paganish
ˈpeɪɡənɪʃ
parsonish
ˈpɑːsənɪʃ
ruffianish
ˈrʌfjənɪʃ
vixenish
ˈvɪksənɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOMANISH

woman driver
woman friend
woman of easy virtue
woman of the streets
woman police constable
woman teacher
woman-hater
woman-like
womanfully
womanhood
womanishly
womanishness
womanising
womanism
womanist
womanize
womanized
womanizer
womanizing
womankind

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOMANISH

banish
brownish
Cornish
diminish
evanish
finish
Finnish
furnish
garnish
gloss finish
greenish
Judaeo-Spanish
planish
punish
replenish
Spanish
tarnish
the Spanish
vanish
varnish

Synonyms and antonyms of womanish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «womanish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOMANISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

自作多情
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mujeril
570 millions of speakers

English

womanish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्रैण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنثوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

женская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

efeminado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেয়েলী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

efféminé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wanita yang cantik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weibisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

womanish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여자 다운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Womanish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về phụ nư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண்தன்மையுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मादाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kadınsı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

womanish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

babski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жіноча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

femeiesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

womanish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

as ´n vrou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

womanish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

womanish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of womanish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOMANISH»

The term «womanish» is regularly used and occupies the 94.048 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOMANISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «womanish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «womanish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOMANISH»

Discover the use of womanish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to womanish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sweety Pies: An Uncommon Collection of Womanish ...
Presents an assortment of seventy traditional, and homestyle recipes for pies, divided into categories by such pie types as berry, cereal, custard, fruit, and meringue.
Patty Pinner, 2007
2
Womanish Ways: The Rhetoric of Black Women Politicians
The types of political communication featured in this work include: convention speeches, congressional statements, autobiographies, campaign websites, and silence.
Monika R. Alston, 2006
3
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
Sidney. Zelmanc making a -womanish habit to be the armour of her boldness, giving up her life to the lips of Philoclea, humbly besought her to keep her speech awhile within the paradise of her mind. Sidney. A voice not soft, weak, piping, and  ...
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, 1805
4
Bulsa Sunsuelima:
(19) Himself a womanish man, his wife a mannish woman! (20) Gin gin gin, a womanish man, gin gin gin, a womanish man! (21) Himself a womanish man, his wife a mannish woman! (22) Gin gin gin, a womanish man, gin gin gin, a womanish ...
Rüdiger Schott, 1996
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A dictionary of the English language. To which are added, a ...
The softness, delicacy, and weakness in men, which are characteristic of the female вех, but which in males arc deemed a reproach ; unmanly delicacy ; womanish softness or weakness. 2. Voluptuousness ; indulgence in unmanly pleasures ...
Noah Webster, Chauncey Allen Goodrich, John Walker, 1866
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A popular and complete English dictionary
The soft tie s, delicacy and weakness in men, which are characteris- tic of the female sex, but which in males are deemed a reproach; unmanly delicacy; womanish softness or weakness. Voluptuousness; indulgence in unmanly pleasure*; ...
John Boag, 1848
7
Popular and Complete English Dictionary: Exhibiting the ...
The softness, delicacy and weakness in men, which are characterise tic of the female sex, but which in mules are deemed a reproach; unmanly delicacy; womanish softness or weakness. Voluptuousness; indulgence in unmanly pleasures; ...
John Boag, 1848
8
The Revolution in Words: Righting Women, 1868-1871
Faith Rochester March 17, 1870 Womanish Oakland, Cal. To The Editor of the Revolution: Our minister told us last Sunday, in regard to a certain matter, that we were becoming "womanish." I have been studying over this word for a day or two.
Lana F. Rakow, Cheris Kramarae, 2001
9
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting ...
Having the qualities of the female sex ; soft or delicate in an unmanly degree; tender; womanish; voluptuous. 2..Reflemblingthc practice or qualities of the sex. 3. Womanlike, tender, in a sense not reproachful.— Syn. Womanish ; weak ; ten- dor ...
Noah Webster, 1857
10
A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
The softness, delicacy and weakness in men, which are characteristic of the female sex, hut which in males are deemed a reproach ; unmanly delicacy ; womanish softness or weakness. Milton. 2. Voluptuousness ; indulgence in unmanly ...
Noah Webster, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOMANISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term womanish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rev. Traci Blackmon bears witness to funeral of Sandra Bland
The term womanish was coined by author Alice Walker. As Blackmon described, “It defines a young, black girl coming of age who is sassy, determined and who ... «St. Louis American, Jul 15»
2
Sandra Bland and the Transgression of Empowered Black …
1. From womanish. (Opp. of "girlish," i.e. frivolous, irresponsible, not serious.) A black feminist or feminist of color. From the black folk expression of mothers to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
CBC gets creative with new online shows
In addition to its slapstick 1990s revival show Body Buds and gendered gags on Womanish, Punchline recently released Riftworld: Chronicles, a fantasy/sci-fi ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
4
The Island House Cinema presents Caribbean Storytellers Film Series
Gina Rodgers-Sealy directed the fabulous Gentle Giant and Marion Bethel directed the very important and enlightening Womanish Ways. Gina Rodgers-Sealy ... «thebahamasweekly.com, May 15»
5
Loki is a modern anti-hero
He is described as handsome, clever, silver-tongued and unreliable – in fact, “womanish” (a damning term), and he is generally unpopular in Asgard, and ... «Boing Boing, May 15»
6
The rise of Hillary and the death of politics
... her presidential ambitions, the chorus of cheers and whoops that greeted her decision to make hers a gender-focused, grandmotherly, womanish campaign, ... «Spiked, Apr 15»
7
All-female 'Julius Caesar' breaks gender lines
The production was performed by the all-female Gallatin group, Show Us Womanish, created by junior Katherine Romans and alumna Ashley Thaxton. “We are ... «NYU Washington Square News, Nov 14»
8
Gallatin Women Put A New Spin On Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar”
Friends, romans, countrymen, lend us your ears: tonight, the all-women theater company Show Us Womanish premieres their full production of “Julius Caesar” at ... «NYU Local, Nov 14»
9
Harriet Walter: On the Donmar stage, all Shakespeare's players are …
When a woman playing a man refers to “womanish tears” or dismisses a female character with “Go to, you are a woman, go”, it has an extra resonance. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
10
Punchline comedy network debuts first original shows
The release of the digital short will be followed one month later by Womanish on Oct. 22. Both series will be released in full. Punchline, which launched in March, ... «StreamDaily, Sep 14»

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