1
as in feminine
of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities traditionally considered more suitable for women
such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man
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2
as in female
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanish
Adjective
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Every individual, sparrow or human, has masculine and feminine characteristics.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Play with Proportions Choosing an oversized floral pattern can give the traditionally soft and feminine style an unexpectedly modern look.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Kerry Washington Kerry Washington made her hosting debut in 2013 shortly after the show was called out for its lack of Black female cast members.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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The life cycle of a moth is 65 to 90 days, with female moths laying up to 300 eggs each.—
Ellie Pithers,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So in a move that no one had approved, Wayans put on an effeminate voice for the character in hopes Executive Producer Lorne Michaels would be angry.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In both sketches, Keaton plays an effeminate man who doesn’t quite understand the assignment.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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In Benediction, Terence Davies had to split Siegfried Sassoon into two (Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi) to create a comparably complex personality, but Scott’s Adam is all the more moving for being less refined, a performance of sustained fragility and unmanly truth.—
Armond White,
National Review,
29 Dec. 2023
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Why is his governess, Mrs. Brock, fired for encouraging Richard’s unmanly interest in poetry and music?—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
22 Nov. 2018
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“Womanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanish. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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