Womanly

Pronunciation: /wʊmənli/

Definitions of womanly

adjective having qualities traditionally associated with women, such as grace, beauty, or gentleness

Example Sentences

A1 She has a womanly figure.

A2 The dress she wore made her look very womanly.

B1 Her womanly intuition told her something was wrong.

B2 She exuded a sense of womanly strength and confidence.

C1 Her womanly grace and poise captivated everyone in the room.

C2 She carried herself with a womanly elegance that was truly captivating.

Examples of womanly in a Sentence

formal She carried herself with a grace and poise that was undeniably womanly.

informal Her womanly intuition told her that something was not right.

slang She was rocking that womanly confidence.

figurative The mountains stood tall and womanly against the horizon.

Grammatical Forms of womanly

• past tense: womaned
• plural: women
• comparative: more womanly
• superlative: most womanly
• present tense: womanly
• future tense: will be womanly
• perfect tense: has been womanly
• continuous tense: is being womanly
• singular: womanly
• positive degree: womanly
• infinitive: to womanly
• gerund: womanlying
• participle: womanly

Origin and Evolution of womanly

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'womanly' originated from Old English, specifically from the word 'wimmanlic' which meant characteristic of a woman.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'womanly' has retained its original meaning of being characteristic of a woman, but has also evolved to encompass qualities traditionally associated with femininity and womanhood.