Synonyms of womanhood

womanhood

noun

ˈwu̇-mən-ˌhu̇d 

as in femininity

the set of qualities traditionally considered appropriate for or characteristic of women

she was the ideal of traditional Southern womanhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• femininity
• feminity
• femaleness
• womanliness
• womanishness
• girlishness
• maidenhood
• muliebrity
• effeminacy
• girlhood
• effeteness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• manhood
• masculinity
• manliness
• virility
• androgyny
• boyishness
• tomboyishness
• mannishness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of womanhood

On my left wrist is the Venus symbol representing love and womanhood with a waxing crescent moon, a symbol of rebirth and new beginnings as well as the Pagan symbol of the divine feminine. —Renea Baek Goddard, Them, 21 Feb. 2025

This aggressive measure was taken when it was discovered that Schmitt’s religious beliefs regarding manhood and womanhood conflict with the secular creed of the state. —Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Friendship, womanhood, Blackness and aging gracefully collide in a new novel from Angela Flournoy. —Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025

This idealized notion of fragile Southern womanhood was used to justify the Jim Crow system of segregation for decades. —Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024