Meanings
adjectiveunwomanly (comparative more unwomanly, superlative most unwomanly)
comparative more unwomanly · superlative most unwomanly
- Not womanly; unfeminine.
She had been told that she would feel very unwomanly, very unlike herself, for a while.
2022, Maddie Mortimer, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, Picador, page 147
adverbunwomanly (comparative more unwomanly, superlative most unwomanly)
comparative more unwomanly · superlative most unwomanly
- In a manner unbecoming a woman.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishwomanly
- Englishunwomanly
Translations
Finnish epänaisellinen
- epänaisellinenunfeminine
Irish míbhanúil
- míbhanúilunfeminine
Scottish Gaelic mì-bhanail
- mì-bhanailunfeminine
Swedish okvinnlig
- okvinnligunfeminine
Cite this entry
APA
unwomanly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwomanly
MLA
“unwomanly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwomanly. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unwomanly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwomanly.
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