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Girly vs Girliness - What's the difference?

girly | girliness |

As nouns the difference between girly and girliness

is that girly is (child speak ) girl while girliness is the state or condition of being girly.

As an adjective girly

is characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet.

girly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet

    • Usage notes

    * Girly may be applied to a person of either sex and of any age.

    Synonyms

    * (applied to a girl or woman ): feminine, girlish, womanly * (applied to a boy or man ): effeminate, unmanly

    Antonyms

    * (applied to a girl or woman ): butch, hoyden, hoydenish, mannish, masculine, tomboyish, unwomanly * (applied to a boy or man ): butch, manly, masculine

    Derived terms

    * girly girl * girlyman

    Noun

    (girlies)
  • (child speak ) girl

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    girliness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being girly.
  • * 2011 , Bernardine Kennedy, Shattered Lives
    • However, her cute and breathless girliness was an elaborate cover up for a very clever young woman who was both ambitious and ruthless.

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