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Manliness vs Womanhood - What's the difference?

manliness | womanhood |

As nouns the difference between manliness and womanhood

is that manliness is set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to man; similarity to man while womanhood is the state of being a woman.

manliness

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to man; similarity to man.
  • (euphemistic) Male genitals.

    • Synonyms

    * manfulness * mannishness * maleness

    Antonyms

    * unmanliness * womanliness

    womanhood

    English

    Noun

  • The state of being a woman.
  • All the qualities typical of women.
  • Women considered as a group.
  • (euphemism) The vulva.
  • * 2007 , Mark A. Cherpak, Circle of Fear: Uncharted Worlds (page 264)
    • Easing down to her panties slowly as if investigating a carrier of a dangerous plague, both hands were quivering like it was contagious while feeling extraordinarily alarmed, he commenced to inspect her womanhood .

    Related terms

    * manhood