womanishness

noun

Definition of womanishnessnext
as in femininity
the set of qualities traditionally considered appropriate for or characteristic of women what constitutes womanishness varies by culture and era

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  1. femininity
  2. feminity
  3. womanhood
Noun
  • Look at portraits of people that express different emotions like power, masculinity, femininity, joy, vulnerability and sensuality, Suh says.
    Margaret Cirino, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
  • At the very least, womb therapy acknowledges—and honors—these secret struggles of femininity.
    Maria Yagoda, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of femininity
Noun
  • Margaux's suede version, in particular, will add a touch of feminity to any dressed-up or dressed-down look.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In this wildly inventive collection of stories, Kirby explores the power of feminity in its many forms – including as brazen witches, virgins who can't be sacrificed and even cockroaches who catcallers fear.
    Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
Definition of feminity
Noun
  • Sweeney is, of course, far closer to the culture-at-large’s Platonic ideal of symmetrical blonde womanhood than many, and she is doubtless spared much of the vitriol that other women in the public eye (most women in the TikTok age, really) aren’t.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This project talks about womanhood, migration, complexity, and complicated families.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of womanhood
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