WOMANISHNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

Example:

he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("womanishness" is a kind of...):

femininity; muliebrity (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "womanishness"):

emasculation (loss of power and masculinity)

Derivation:

womanish (having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men)