Synonyms for womanish
- verb
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
Perhaps he did too, for he turned scarlet and turned his face away to the wall, with a womanish gesture of shyness.
Related words
- Word family
- womanly
Forms
- Past participle
- womanished
e.g. womanished → effeminated, womaned, feminized, womanized…
Choose the right word
Womanish denotes the undesirable, womanly the admirable or lovely qualities of woman. Womanly tears would suggest respect and sympathy, womanish tears a touch of contempt.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- effeminate Sato's high voice and mannerisms are pretty effeminate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| womanish | rising | |
| effeminate | rising | |
| feminize | rising | |
| womanize | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- soft1
- 5 letters
- woman2
- 7 letters
- unmanly
- 8 letters
- feminine3, feminize, womanize3, feminise, womanise, femalize
- 10 letters
- effeminate4, femininize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (woman2 = 2 syllables).