muliebrity
The state or quality of being a womanThe state or quality of being a woman; the features of a woman's nature; femininity, womanhood.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, literary, uncountable)The state or quality of being a woman; the features of a woman's nature; femininity, womanhood.
the state of being an adult woman
(countable, literary, uncountable)The state of attainment of womanhood following maidenhood.
(countable, uncountable)The state of puberty in a female.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Late Latin muliebritās (“womanhood; womanliness”), from Latin muliēbris (“feminine, wFrom Late Latin muliebritās (“womanhood; womanliness”), from Latin muliēbris (“feminine, womanly”) + -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being); or from muliēbris + -ity; compare Middle French muliebrité. Muliēbris is derived from mulier (“woman; wife”) (from mollior (“softer; milder; weaker”), comparative form of mollis (“soft; mild, tender; weak”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft; tender; weak”)) + -brīs (noun suffix denoting a person).
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Forms
plural: muliebritiesSynonyms
7 synonyms- the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women:femininity
- the state of being an adult woman:womanhood
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable