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Definition of Muliebrity
1. Noun. The state of being an adult woman.
2. Noun. The trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women.
Generic synonyms: Trait
Specialized synonyms: Womanlike, Womanliness, Ladylikeness, Maidenliness, Girlishness, Effeminacy, Effeminateness, Sissiness, Softness, Unmanliness, Womanishness
Derivative terms: Feminine
Antonyms: Masculinity
Definition of Muliebrity
1. n. The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers; womanhood; -- correlate of virility.
Definition of Muliebrity
1. Noun. The state or quality of being a woman, the features of woman's nature. ¹
2. Noun. The coordinate term to virility, in an analogy with the coordinate terms of ''femininity'' and ''masculinity.'' ¹
3. Noun. Femininity, specifically the feminine form of an adult woman. ¹
4. Noun. Attainment of womanhood; (medical) state of puberty in a female ¹
5. Noun. A state of womanhood, in contrast to maidenhood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muliebrity
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Medical Definition of Muliebrity
1. 1. The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers; womanhood; correlate of virility. 2. Hence: Effeminancy; softness. Origin: L. Muliebritas, fr. Muliebris belonging to a woman, fr. Mulier a woman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muliebrity
Literary usage of Muliebrity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Hedaya, Or Guide: A Commentary on the Mussulman Laws by ʻAlī ibn Abī Bakr] [al-Marghīnānī, Charles Hamilton (1870)
"... the term of a yeur is to be appointed, as above, because the husband's falsehood
is then evident: but if they declare her muliebrity,* the Kazee is in ..."
2. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1867)
"... full dressed by nature in that splendid animal equipment which in its day had
captivated the eyes of all the lusty lovers of complete muliebrity. ..."
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