different between womanly vs feminin

English

Alternative forms

• womonly, womynly (rare feminist spellings; see usage notes at woman)

Etymology

From Middle English womanly, wommanly, wommanlich, wummonlich, wommanlych, equivalent to woman +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?m?nli/
• Hyphenation: wom?an?ly

Adjective

womanly (comparative womanlier, superlative womanliest)

1. Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.
2. (rare) Female.

Antonyms

• masculine, male, manly

Derived terms

• womanliness

Translations

Adverb

womanly (comparative more womanly, superlative most womanly)

1. In the manner of a woman.

Middle English

Adjective

womanly

1. Alternative form of wommanly

Danish

Etymology

From Latin f?min?nus (“feminine”).

Adjective

feminin

1. feminine

Inflection

Antonyms

• maskulin

Related terms

• femininitet
• femininum
• feminisere

References

• “feminin” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Alternative forms

• f., fem. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From Latin f?min?nus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

feminin (comparative femininer, superlative am femininsten)

1. feminine, womanly
2. (grammar) feminine, of or pertaining to the feminine gender

Declension

Synonyms

• weiblich

Antonyms

• maskulin (männlich), neutral (sächlich)

Further reading

• “feminin” in Duden online

Interlingua

Adjective

feminin (not comparable)

1. female, feminine

Middle French

Adjective

feminin m (feminine singular feminine, masculine plural feminins, feminine plural feminines)

1. female; feminine (relating to females)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin femininus

Adjective

feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)

1. feminine
2. (of a male) effeminate

Related terms

• femininitet

References

• “feminin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin femininus

Adjective

feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)

1. feminine
2. (of a male) effeminate

Related terms

• femininitet

References

• “feminin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French féminin, from Latin femininus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fe.mi?nin]

Adjective

feminin m or n (feminine singular feminin?, masculine plural feminini, feminine and neuter plural feminine)

1. feminine, womanly
2. (grammar, of nouns, adjectives, etc.) feminine

Declension

Synonyms

• femeiesc

Antonyms

• b?rb?tesc
• masculin
• viril

Related terms

• neutru

Swedish

Adjective

feminin

1. feminine (having the qualities associated with a woman)

Declension

Synonyms

• kvinnlig

Antonyms

• manlig
• maskulin

Related terms

• feminism
• feminist
• feministisk
• femininitet
• femininum