womanishness

2 definitions found

womanishness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Womanish \Wom"an*ish\, a.
     Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman;
     effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful
     sense. See the Note under Effeminate. " Thy tears are
     womanish." --Shak. " Womanish entreaties." --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but
           audible, strong, and manlike.            --Ascham.
     [1913 Webster] -- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. -- Wom"an*ish*ness,
     n.
     [1913 Webster]

womanishness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  womanishness
      n 1: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the
           students associated science with masculinity and arts with
           effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of
           effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the
           atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the
           superfluity of the femininity that guided him" [syn:
           effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness,
           womanishness, unmanliness]