womanly

[blacknomi]

Maya is funny, incredibily intelligent, sensitive and womanly.


In this sentence, if we describe a lady womanly, what would the characteristics be implied?

[henry]

Maya is funny, incredibily intelligent, sensitive and womanly.


In this sentence, if we describe a lady womanly, what would the characteristics be implied?

Womanly(syn fiminine) describes qualities, ideas or physical features which a woman is typically or traditionally thought to have:

e.g She has a soft womanly figure.
:D

[blacknomi]

Maya is funny, incredibily intelligent, sensitive and womanly.


In this sentence, if we describe a lady womanly, what would the characteristics be implied?

Womanly(syn fiminine) describes qualities, ideas or physical features which a woman is typically or traditionally thought to have:

e.g She has a soft womanly figure.
:D

Danke. henry.
Do you mean "womanly" is closely associated with ideas of "typical" or "traditional"? So if someone is not womanly, we infer that she is not conservative type. Is that right?



sabrina

[henry]

[quote="blacknomi"][quote="henry"]

Danke. henry.
Do you mean "womanly" is closely associated with ideas of "typical" or "traditional"? So if someone is not womanly, we infer that she is not conservative type. Is that right?



sabrina

Not truely, as womanly can also mean (1) if someone is womanly dressed, she is dressed in a way that people think is typical of a woman or (2) it's very suitable for a woman.

Hope that helps. :D

[Casiopea]

Maya is funny, incredibily intelligent, sensitive and womanly.


In this sentence, if we describe a lady womanly, what would the characteristics be implied?

She is not girlish. She behaves and looks like a woman. :D

[blacknomi]

[quote="henry"][quote="blacknomi"]

Danke. henry.
Do you mean "womanly" is closely associated with ideas of "typical" or "traditional"? So if someone is not womanly, we infer that she is not conservative type. Is that right?



sabrina

Not truely, as womanly can also mean (1) if someone is womanly dressed, she is dressed in a way that people think is typical of a woman or (2) it's very suitable for a woman.

Hope that helps. :D

I got your point. "Womanly" can be broadly used in all kinds of idea, such as behavior, the way she talks,dresses and her thoughts,etc. Right?

[blacknomi]

Maya is funny, incredibily intelligent, sensitive and womanly.


In this sentence, if we describe a lady womanly, what would the characteristics be implied?

She is not girlish. She behaves and looks like a woman. :D

About the word "girlish", does it carry a bit negative connotation? Either to describe a lady who has immature thoughts or behavior, or to describe a guy who tend to behave or think or dress like a girl?

[Tdol]

I'd use 'girlish' for immaturity in a woman, not femininity in a man, we have 'girly' for that.

[henry]

[quote="blacknomi"][quote="henry"][quote="blacknomi"][quote="henry"]

I got your point. "Womanly" can be broadly used in all kinds of idea, such as behavior, the way she talks,dresses and her thoughts,etc. Right?

Yes, that's it. :D

[Casiopea]

I'd use 'girlish' for immaturity in a woman, not femininity in a man, we have 'girly' for that.

She has a girlish figure. (She has an immature figure?)