Of, relating to, or characteristic of women

• womanly

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women, often in showing qualities traditionally attributed to women:
  2. Fully developed as a woman, as in having a curvaceous figure:

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women, often in showing qualities traditionally attributed to women:
  2. Fully developed as a woman, as in having a curvaceous figure:

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• feminine

  1. Of or relating to women or girls.
  2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to women, such as demureness.
  3. Effeminate; womanish.

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  1. Of or relating to women or girls.
  2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to women, such as demureness.
  3. Effeminate; womanish.

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• female

  1. Of or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
  2. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals:
  3. Consisting of members of this sex.

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  1. Of or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
  2. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals:
  3. Consisting of members of this sex.

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• distaff

  1. A staff that holds on its cleft end the unspun flax, wool, or tow from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
  2. An attachment for a spinning wheel that serves this purpose.
  3. Work and concerns traditionally considered important to women.

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  1. A staff that holds on its cleft end the unspun flax, wool, or tow from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
  2. An attachment for a spinning wheel that serves this purpose.
  3. Work and concerns traditionally considered important to women.

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Having qualities more appropriate to women than to men

• unmanly

  1. Uncharacteristic of, unbecoming to, or degrading to a man, especially in not conforming to stereotypical masculine traits such as stoicism and independence.

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  1. Uncharacteristic of, unbecoming to, or degrading to a man, especially in not conforming to stereotypical masculine traits such as stoicism and independence.

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• sissyish

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• sissified

  1. sissy

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  1. sissy

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• feminine

  1. Of or relating to women or girls.
  2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to women, such as demureness.
  3. Effeminate; womanish.

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  1. Of or relating to women or girls.
  2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to women, such as demureness.
  3. Effeminate; womanish.

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• epicene

  1. Having characteristics of both sexes.
  2. Having characteristics traditionally ascribed to the other sex, especially as a male who is considered to be effeminate.
  3. Having no characteristics of either sex.

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  1. Having characteristics of both sexes.
  2. Having characteristics traditionally ascribed to the other sex, especially as a male who is considered to be effeminate.
  3. Having no characteristics of either sex.

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• effeminate

  1. Having or showing qualities or characteristics more often associated with females than males; unmanly:

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  1. Having or showing qualities or characteristics more often associated with females than males; unmanly:

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