The difference between Feminine and Womanly

When used as adjectives, feminine means of or pertaining to the female gender, whereas womanly means having the characteristics of a woman.


Feminine is also noun with the meaning: that which is feminine.

Womanly is also adverb with the meaning: in the manner of a woman.

check bellow for the other definitions of Feminine and Womanly

  1. Feminine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.

  2. Feminine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.

  3. Feminine as an adjective:

    Belonging to females; typically used by females.

    Examples:

    "Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names."

  4. Feminine as an adjective:

    Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.

  5. Feminine as an adjective (grammar):

    Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.

  1. Feminine as a noun:

    That which is feminine.

  2. Feminine as a noun (rare, possibly, _, obsolete):

    A woman.

  3. Feminine as a noun (grammar):

    The feminine gender.

  4. Feminine as a noun (grammar):

    A word of the feminine gender.

  1. Womanly as an adjective:

    Having the characteristics of a woman; feminine, female.

  1. Womanly as an adverb:

    In the manner of a woman.