# womanly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwʊmənli/ · frequency rank #52,727

## Definitions
1. Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.
2. Female.

## Etymology
From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/womanly