Definizione monolingua

womanish

womanish (comparative more womanish, superlative most womanish)

1. (often pejorative) Characteristic of a woman; feminine; effeminate.
   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.20:

     Friends are a comfort in misfortune, but one should not make them unhappy by seeking their sympathy, as is done by women and womanish men.

   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 753:

     Perhaps he did too, for he turned scarlet and turned his face away to the wall, with a womanish gesture of shyness.

Definizione dizionario womanish

effeminato

effemminato

femmineo

femminile

Altri significati:

like a woman