womanish
suomi-englanti sanakirjawomanish englannista suomeksi
naismainen, naisellinen
womanish englanniksi
Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine. (defdate)
(RQ:Shakespeare Julius Caesar) Romans novv / Haue Thevves, and Limbes, like to their Anceſtors; / But vvoe the vvhile, our Fathers mindes are dead, / And vve are gouern'd vvith our Mothers ſpirits, / Our yoake, and ſufferance, ſhevv vs VVomaniſh.
(RQ:Austen Sanditon)
(RQ:Landon Romance)
{{quote-text|en|year=1946|author=Bertrand Russell|title=History of Western Philosophy|section=I.20
1982, (w), ''Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (qualifier), 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. (defdate)
(RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene)