womanhood
The state or condition of being a womanThe state or condition of being a woman.
» She is now in the prime of womanhood.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being a woman.
She was a vigorous youth poised on the brink of womanhood.
Weiblichkeit, Fraulichkeit, Frausein
же́нственностьžénstvennostʹ
the state of being an adult woman
(countable, uncountable)All of the women of a given place, area, or subgroup regarded collectively.
alle Frauen, Frauen
же́нский полžénskij pol, же́нщиныžénščiny
жіно́цтвоžinóctvo
(countable, uncountable)The idealized nature of a woman: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness regarded collectively.
(countable, uncountable)The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.
Fraulichkeit
же́нственностьžénstvennostʹ
(countable, euphemistic, uncountable)The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
Examples
2 sentencesShe is now in the prime of womanhood.
He pressed his turgid sex against the center of her womanhood.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English womanhoode, wommanhod, whomanhode, variants of wommanhede. By surfaceFrom Middle English womanhoode, wommanhod, whomanhode, variants of wommanhede. By surface analysis, woman + -hood.
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Forms
plural: womanhoods| Singular | womanhood |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- women as a class:woman
- the state of being an adult woman:muliebrity
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable