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MULIEBRITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does muliebrity mean? 

MULIEBRITY (noun)
  The noun MULIEBRITY has 2 senses:

1. the state of being an adult womanplay

2. the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for womenplay

  Familiarity information: MULIEBRITY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MULIEBRITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being an adult woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

muliebrity; womanhood

Hypernyms ("muliebrity" is a kind of...):

adulthood (the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

femininity; muliebrity

Hypernyms ("muliebrity" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muliebrity"):

womanlike; womanliness (the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female)

ladylikeness (behavior befitting a lady)

maidenliness (behavior befitting a young maiden)

girlishness (being characteristic of a girl)

effeminacy; effeminateness; sissiness; softness; unmanliness; womanishness (the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man))


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