womanlikeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈwʊmənlʌɪk/

形容詞

womanlike (comparative more womanlike, superlative most womanlike)

1. Befitting or characteristic of a woman.
2. Resembling a woman; feminine; (of a man) effeminate.

同意語

• womanly

副詞

womanlike (comparative more womanlike, superlative most womanlike)

1. In a manner perceived to be characteristic of a woman.
   • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 313:

     I really meant it for a compliment, and to put her in a good mood; but, woman-like, she took it the wrong way.