womanish

== English == === Alternative forms === womannish (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English wommanyssh. Equivalent to woman +‎ -ish. The verb is from the adjective. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ === Adjective === womanish (comparative more womanish, superlative most womanish) (often derogatory) Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine. [from 14th c.] 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 753: Perhaps he did too, for he turned scarlet and turned his face away to the wall, with a womanish gesture of shyness. Carried out by or pertaining to a woman. [from 14th c.] ==== Related terms ==== old-womanish womanly ==== Translations ==== === Verb === womanish (third-person singular simple present womanishes, present participle womanishing, simple past and past participle womanished) (rare, obsolete) To make womanish. Synonyms: effeminate, femalize, femininize, feminize, woman, womanize === See also === girlish ladyish === References ===