womanhood
/'wumənhud/
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A young woman celebrates her transition into womanhood with a small family gathering.
Definition
Noun: 1. The state or condition of being a woman, especially an adult woman: This refers to the period of life when a female is an adult, encompassing maturity and the social role associated with being a woman. 2. Women collectively; womankind: This refers to women as a group or class, representing the entirety of female humanity. 3. The qualities considered characteristic of women; womanly qualities: This refers to the traditional or essential attributes, nature, or essence associated with being a woman.
Usage Examples
- Referring to the state of being an adult woman:
- She felt she truly entered womanhood after the birth of her first child.
- The ceremony marked her passage from girlhood to womanhood.
- Referring to women as a collective group:
- The law was seen as an affront to womanhood.
- He spoke in praise of American womanhood.
- Referring to characteristic qualities:
- Her strength and compassion were the very essence of womanhood.
Advanced Usage
- "To reach/attain womanhood": to become an adult woman.
- In many cultures, a ceremony celebrates a girl reaching womanhood.
- "The ideals of womanhood": the set of qualities or roles traditionally expected of women.
- Victorian ideals of womanhood emphasized domesticity and piety.
Variants and Related Words
- Woman (n): An adult female human being.
- Womanly (adj): Having or showing qualities traditionally associated with women, such as gentleness or compassion.
- She possessed a womanly grace.
- Womanliness (n): The quality of being womanly.
- Femininity (n): Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of women. (Note: This is a close synonym for the third definition concerning qualities.)
Synonyms
- Adulthood (female): The state of being an adult, specifically for a woman.
- Femininity: The quality of being female; womanliness.
- Womankind: Women considered collectively.
Antonyms
- Girlhood: The state or time of being a girl.
- Childhood: The state or period of being a child.
- Manhood: The state or period of being a man; men collectively.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "The flower of womanhood": A phrase used to refer to the best, most admirable, or most beautiful representatives of women.
- They were considered the flower of the nation's womanhood.
- "To insult womanhood": To offend or show disrespect to women as a class.
- Such remarks are an insult to womanhood.
A young woman celebrates her transition into womanhood with a small family gathering.
Noun
- the status of a woman
- women as a class
- it's an insult to American womanhood
- woman is the glory of creation
- the fair sex gathered on the veranda
- the state of being an adult woman