womanish | Definition of womanish

Synonyms and Antonyms of womanish

1 of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities traditionally considered more suitable for women

such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man

Synonyms of womanish

effeminate, effete, epicene, sissified, sissy, unmanly

Words Related to womanish

feminine, girlish, girlie (or girly), womanlike, womanly

old-maidish, overnice, prissy, spinsterish

dandyish, dudish, foppish, sappy

Antonyms of womanish

manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, virile

2 of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women

she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved

Synonyms of womanish

female, feminine, womanlike, womanly

Words Related to womanish

girlie (or girly), girlish

effeminate, effete, epicene, sissified, sissy, unmanly

distaff, petticoat

Near Antonyms of womanish

boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish

male, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, virile

androgynous, neuter

hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho

Antonyms of womanish

unfeminine, unwomanly