MULIEBRITY

femininity, muliebrity

(noun) the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

womanhood, muliebrity

(noun) the state of being an adult woman

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

muliebrity (countable and uncountable, plural muliebrities)

(literary) The state or quality of being a woman; the features of a woman's nature; femininity, womanhood.

Synonyms: femaleness, femineity, womanishness, womanliness, womanness

Antonyms: masculinity, manhood, manliness, mannishness, virility

(literary) The state of attainment of womanhood following maidenhood.

(physiology) The state of puberty in a female.

Source: Wiktionary


Mu`li*eb"ri*ty, n. Etym: [L. muliebritas, fr. muliebris belonging to a woman, fr. mulier a woman.]

1. The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers; womanhood; -- correlate of virility.

2. Hence: Effeminancy; softness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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