The difference between Masculine and Womanly
When used as adjectives, masculine means of or pertaining to the male gender, whereas womanly means having the characteristics of a woman.
Masculine is also noun with the meaning: the masculine gender.
Womanly is also adverb with the meaning: in the manner of a woman.
check bellow for the other definitions of Masculine and Womanly
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Masculine as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.
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Masculine as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
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Masculine as an adjective:
Belonging to males; typically used by males.
Examples:
"“John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names."
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Masculine as an adjective:
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
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Masculine as an adjective (grammar):
Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions. Being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner. Being inflected in agreement with the masculine noun.
Examples:
"The noun ''Student'' is masculine in German."
"German uses the masculine form of the definite article, ''der'', with ''Student''."
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Masculine as a noun (grammar):
The masculine gender.
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Masculine as a noun (grammar):
A word of the masculine gender.
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Masculine as a noun:
That which is masculine.
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Masculine as a noun (rare, possibly, _, obsolete):
A man.
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Womanly as an adjective:
Having the characteristics of a woman; feminine, female.
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Womanly as an adverb:
In the manner of a woman.