Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

womanliness

/ˈwʊmənlɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: wom-an-li-ness
IPA: /ˈwʊmənlɪnəs/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being a woman; femininity.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As she walked along to-day, for all her bouncing handsome womanliness, you could sometimes see her twelfth year in her cheeks, or her ninth sparkling from her eyes; and even her fifth would flit over the curves of her mouth now and then."

Etymology

Etymology tree English womanly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English womanliness From womanly + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

womanlinesses (plural)

Synonyms

womanlike

Antonyms

manliness

Questions

How do you pronounce womanliness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊmənlɪnəs/.
What does womanliness mean?: The condition of being a woman; femininity.
Where does womanliness come from?: Etymology tree English womanly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English womanliness From womanly + -ness.

How to pronounce womanliness

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “womanliness”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈwʊmənlɪnəs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “womanliness”.
Repeat and practice — Say “womanliness” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.