OLD-WOMANISH

Meaning of OLD-WOMANISH in English

— old-womanishness , n.

/ohld"woom"euh nish/ , adj.

Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.

[ 1765-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

OLD-WOMANISH — ˈ ̷ ̷|wu̇mənish adjective : old-maidish
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD-WOMANISH — (a.) Like an old woman; anile.
Английский словарь Webster
OLD-WOMANISH — ( a. ) Like an old woman; anile.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD-WOMANISH — of an old maid, like an old unmarried woman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD-WOMANISH — adj like an old woman; anile.
Webster English vocab
OLD-WOMANISH — old-womanish BrE AmE ˌəʊl d ˈwʊm ən ɪʃ ◂ ⇨ˌɒʊl d - AmE \ ˌoʊl d -
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD WOMANISH — See main entry: ↑ old woman
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD-WOMANISH — Function: adjective Synonyms: NICE 1, choosy, fastidious, finicky, fussy, old-maidish, particular, persnickety, picky, squeamish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD-WOMANISH — a. Anile, aged, doting, imbecile, decrepit, superannuated.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
OLD-WOMANISH — adjective Synonyms: nice 1, choosy, fastidious, finicky, fussy, old-maidish, particular, persnickety, picky, squeamish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD-WOMANISH — прил. старушечий Syn : anile старушечий суетливый, беспокоящийся по пустякам
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD-WOMANISH — a 1. старушечий 2. суетливый, беспокоящийся по пустякам
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OLD-WOMANISH — прил.старушечий Syn:anile
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OLD WOMANISH — (r) беспокоящийся по пустякам
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OLD WOMANISH — (n) старушечий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OLD WOMANISH — (a) суетливый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OLD-WOMANISH — a 1. старушечий 2. суетливый, беспокоящийся по пустякам
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OLD-WOMANISH — a 1. старушечий 2. суетливый, беспокоящийся по пустякам
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OLD-WOMANISH — прил. старушечий Syn: anile
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OLD-WOMANISH — прил. старушечий Syn: anile
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OLD-WOMANISH — [adj.] 1) старушечий 2) суетливый, беспокоящийся по пустякам
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
OLD-WOMANISH — a 1) старушечий; 2) суетливый, беспокоящийся по пустякам
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
OLD-WOMANISH — прил. старушечий Syn : anile старушечий суетливый, беспокоящийся по пустякам
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WOMANISH — adjective Date: 14th century associated with or characteristic of women rather than men, suggestive of a weak character ; effeminate …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOMANISH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOMANISH — (a.) Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a …
Английский словарь Webster
WOMANISH — ( a. ) Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOMANISH — — womanishly , adv. — womanishness , n. /woom"euh nish/ , adj. 1. womanlike or feminine. 2. weakly feminine; effeminate. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOMANISH — adj. feminine, having female qualities
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOMANISH — adjective Date: 14th century 1. : associated with or characteristic of women rather than men 2. : suggestive of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOMANISH — adj suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; usually in a …
Webster English vocab
OLD
Webster English vocab
WOMANISH — ■ adjective derogatory 1》 suitable for or characteristic of a woman. 2》 (of a man) effeminate. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WOMANISH
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WOMANISH — womanish BrE AmE ˈwʊm ən ɪʃ ▷ womanish|ly li ▷ womanish|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOMANISH — / ˈwʊmənɪʃ; NAmE / adjective ( disapproving ) ( especially of a man ) behaving in a way that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOMANISH — wom ‧ an ‧ ish /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ woman , ↑ womanhood , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOMANISH — adj. usu. derog. 1 (of a man) effeminate, unmanly. 2 suitable to or characteristic of a woman. øøwomanishly adv. womanishness …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOMANISH — adj. usu. derog. 1 (of a man) effeminate, unmanly. 2 suitable to or characteristic of a woman. womanishly adv. womanishness …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WOMANISH — adj. usu. derog. 1. (of a man) effeminate, unmanly. 2 suitable to or characteristic of a woman. Derivatives: womanishly adv. …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOMANISH — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Burden thought him a weak womanish fool, despising his red eyes and the muscle that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WOMANISH — Synonyms and related words : breakable, brittle, cheap-jack, chicken, cobwebby, crumbly, dainty, delicate, delicately weak, distaff, effeminate, female, feminine, flimsy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WOMANISH — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: FEMININE , female, muliebral, womanlike, womanly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WOMANISH — a. Feminine ( in a bad sense ), effeminate.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WOMANISH — adjective Synonyms: feminine , female, muliebral, womanlike, womanly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
WOMANISH — adj. 25B6; adjective EFFEMINATE, girlish, girly, unmanly, unmasculine. manly.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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