WOMANLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

womanly

adjective

ˈwu̇-mən-lē

Definition of womanly

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 Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 Through it all, Deneuve’s Bernadette presents a model of soft-spoken, womanly perseverance. — Armond White, National Review, 23 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for womanly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanly

Adjective

The shoes have deeply low sides along the vamp that are cut away to expose the arch and inner sides of the foot, creating a flirtier and more feminine outline.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Because of body composition, some notes that could be considered feminine like large waxy florals, or masculine like tobacco can come across completely differently depending on the person.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of feminine

Adjective

The same can be said of the photos above featuring a female mariachi band.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
For the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl—directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, with Monroe as the female lead and coproducer—the actor and her husband moved to England, where tensions rose.

— Annarita Briganti, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026