as in feminine
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
the novelist displays a womanly sensitivity to the characters' feelings
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Recent Examples of womanly
McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).
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Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
Her namesake designs reflect her penchant for luxurious fabrics and impeccable make, unexpected flourishes via volume or texture, and womanly silhouettes with a modernist touch.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
The goal was to be able to wear backless dresses or go out and not have to feel self-conscious about my boobs and my cleavage but still look womanly.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
Her namesake designs reflect her penchant for luxurious fabrics and impeccable make, unexpected flourishes via volume or texture, and womanly silhouettes with a modernist touch.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
The goal was to be able to wear backless dresses or go out and not have to feel self-conscious about my boobs and my cleavage but still look womanly.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanly
Adjective
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Everyone has to play their role, the masculine and feminine.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hygiene products are included, too, for deodorant, feminine needs and other concerns.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Song of the Goddess, 1992, which Pau made while living in New York, is a tribute to the secret real-life romance between two female Cantonese opera stars, Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Investigators said the argument escalated into a physical fight when the female suspect began swinging and striking the victim in the chest and head and then pulling her hair.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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“Womanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanly. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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