womanhood

womanhood
Synonyms and related words:
adulthood, adultness, age of consent, distaff side, driving age, fair sex, female sex, femaleness, feminacy, feminality, femineity, feminineness, femininity, flower of age, full age, full bloom, full growth, fullgrownness, gentlewomanliness, girlishness, grown-upness, ladylikeness, legal age, legalis homo, little-girlishness, maidenhood, maidenliness, majority, manhood, manlihood, matronage, matronhood, matronliness, matronship, mature age, maturity, muliebrity, prime, prime of life, ripe age, riper years, second sex, softer sex, the eternal feminine, toga virilis, virility, weaker sex, weaker vessel, woman, womanishness, womanity, womankind, womanlihood, womanlikeness, womanliness, women, womenfolk, womenfolks, years of discretion

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Womanhood — Wom an*hood, n. 1. The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind. [1913 Webster] Unspotted faith, and comely womanhood. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Perhaps the smile and the tender tone Came out of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • womanhood — index majority (adulthood) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • womanhood — late 14c., condition of being a woman, also qualities or characteristics considered natural to a woman, from WOMAN (Cf. woman) + HOOD (Cf. hood). Meaning women collectively is attested from 1520s …   Etymology dictionary

  • womanhood — ► NOUN 1) the state or condition of being a woman. 2) women considered collectively. 3) the qualities traditionally associated with women …   English terms dictionary

  • womanhood — [woom′ənhood΄] n. [ME womanhode: see WOMAN & HOOD] 1. the state or time of being a woman 2. womanly qualities; womanliness 3. women collectively …   English World dictionary

  • womanhood — [[t]w ʊmənhʊd[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Womanhood is the state of being a woman rather than a girl, or the period of a woman s adult life. Here she is on the threshold of womanhood... Pregnancy is a natural part of womanhood. 2) N UNCOUNT You can refer… …   English dictionary

  • womanhood — n. to reach womanhood * * * [ wʊmənhʊd] to reach womanhood …   Combinatory dictionary

  • womanhood — wom|an|hood [ wumən,hud ] noun uncount 1. ) the state of being a woman, or the period of time when someone is a woman: She grew into womanhood without ever knowing her father. 2. ) FORMAL all women considered as a group: His remarks are an insult …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • womanhood — UK [ˈwʊmənˌhʊd] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the state of being a woman, or the period of time when someone is a woman She grew into womanhood without ever knowing her father. 2) formal all women considered as a group His remarks are an insult to… …   English dictionary

  • womanhood — /woom euhn hood /, n. 1. the state of being a woman; womanly character or qualities. 2. women collectively: American womanhood. [1325 75; ME; see WOMAN, HOOD] * * * …   Universalium

  • womanhood — manhood / womanhood [n] physical maturity and strength of adult male or female adulthood, coming of age*, fecundity, femininity, fertility, manfulness, manliness, masculinity, mettle, potency, virility, womanliness, womanness; concepts 633,715… …   New thesaurus

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