| femininity | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. femininity, muliebrity | the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women. |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ womanlike, womanliness | the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female. |
| ~ ladylikeness | behavior befitting a lady. |
| ~ maidenliness | behavior befitting a young maiden. |
| ~ girlishness | being characteristic of a girl. |
| ~ effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness, softness | the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man).; "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" |
| girl | | |
| n. (person) | 1. fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | a young woman.; "a young lady of 18" |
| ~ babe, sister, baby | (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women. |
| ~ belle | a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals.; "she was the belle of the ball" |
| ~ bimbo | a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men. |
| ~ chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke | (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman. |
| ~ chit | a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect.; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit" |
| ~ colleen | an Irish girl. |
| ~ dame, wench, chick, doll, bird, skirt | informal terms for a (young) woman. |
| ~ flapper | a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress. |
| ~ gal | alliterative term for girl (or woman). |
| ~ gamine | a girl of impish appeal. |
| ~ gibson girl | the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson. |
| ~ jeune fille, lass, lassie, young girl | a girl or young woman who is unmarried. |
| ~ maiden, maid | an unmarried girl (especially a virgin). |
| ~ may queen, queen of the may | the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival. |
| ~ mill-girl | a girl who works in a mill. |
| ~ party girl | an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men. |
| ~ peri | a beautiful and graceful girl. |
| ~ ring girl | a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights. |
| ~ rosebud | (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl. |
| ~ sex bomb, sex kitten, sexpot | a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal. |
| ~ shop girl | a young female shop assistant. |
| ~ soubrette | a pert or flirtatious young girl. |
| ~ sweater girl | a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters. |
| ~ hoyden, tomboy, romp | a girl who behaves in a boyish manner. |
| ~ valley girl | a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley. |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| ~ working girl | a young woman who is employed. |
| n. (person) | 2. female child, girl, little girl | a youthful female person.; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" |
| ~ female person, female | a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies. |
| ~ campfire girl | a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18. |
| ~ farm girl | a girl who has grown up on a farm. |
| ~ flower girl | a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession. |
| ~ moppet | a little girl (usually one you are fond of). |
| ~ schoolgirl | a girl attending school. |
| ~ scout | a Boy Scout or Girl Scout. |
| n. (person) | 3. daughter, girl | a female human offspring.; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" |
| ~ female offspring | a child who is female. |
| ~ mother's daughter | a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother. |
| n. (person) | 4. girl, girlfriend, lady friend | a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved.; "his girlfriend kicked him out" |
| ~ lover | a person who loves someone or is loved by someone. |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| n. (person) | 5. girl | a friendly informal reference to a grown woman.; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls" |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| lady | | |
| n. (person) | 1. lady | a polite name for any woman.; "a nice lady at the library helped me" |
| ~ begum | a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan. |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| n. (person) | 2. dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam | a woman of refinement.; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" |
| ~ grande dame | a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected. |
| ~ madame | title used for a married Frenchwoman. |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| n. (person) | 3. lady, noblewoman, peeress | a woman of the peerage in Britain. |
| ~ baronage, peerage | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ baroness | a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron. |
| ~ countess | female equivalent of a count or earl. |
| ~ duchess | the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right. |
| ~ female aristocrat | a woman who is an aristocrat. |
| ~ lady-in-waiting | a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess. |
| ~ marquise, marchioness | a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess. |
| ~ milady | an English noblewoman. |
| ~ duchess of ferrara, lucrezia borgia, borgia | Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519). |
| ~ godiva, lady godiva | according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080). |
| ~ amy lyon, lady emma hamilton, hamilton | English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815). |
| woman | | |
| n. (person) | 1. adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| ~ adult female body, woman's body | the body of an adult woman. |
| ~ eve | (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. |
| ~ adult, grownup | a fully developed person from maturity onward. |
| ~ female person, female | a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies. |
| ~ black woman | a woman who is Black. |
| ~ white woman | a woman who is White. |
| ~ yellow woman | offensive term for an Asian woman. |
| ~ amazon, virago | a large strong and aggressive woman. |
| ~ maenad | (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus. |
| ~ bachelor girl, bachelorette | a young unmarried woman who lives alone. |
| ~ baggage | a worthless or immoral woman. |
| ~ ball-breaker, ball-buster | a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence. |
| ~ b-girl, bar girl | a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers. |
| ~ bas bleu, bluestocking | a woman having literary or intellectual interests. |
| ~ bridesmaid, maid of honor | an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding. |
| ~ broad | slang term for a woman.; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" |
| ~ cat | a spiteful woman gossip.; "what a cat she is!" |
| ~ cinderella | a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition. |
| ~ coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, vamp, vamper, tease | a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men. |
| ~ gentlewoman, ma'am, madam, dame, lady | a woman of refinement.; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" |
| ~ deb, debutante | a young woman making her debut into society. |
| ~ divorcee, grass widow | a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband. |
| ~ ex-wife, ex | a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife.; "all his exes live in Texas" |
| ~ dominatrix | a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship). |
| ~ donna | an Italian woman of rank. |
| ~ enchantress, femme fatale, temptress, delilah, siren | a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive. |
| ~ eyeful | a strikingly beautiful woman.; "she was a statuesque redheaded eyeful" |
| ~ geisha, geisha girl | a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing. |
| ~ fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | a young woman.; "a young lady of 18" |
| ~ girl | a friendly informal reference to a grown woman.; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls" |
| ~ lady friend, girlfriend, girl | a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved.; "his girlfriend kicked him out" |
| ~ girlfriend | any female friend.; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party" |
| ~ gold digger | a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement. |
| ~ gravida | a pregnant woman. |
| ~ heroine | a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds. |
| ~ inamorata | a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship. |
| ~ jezebel | a shameless impudent scheming woman. |
| ~ jilt | a woman who jilts a lover. |
| ~ lady | a polite name for any woman.; "a nice lady at the library helped me" |
| ~ maenad | an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman. |
| ~ materfamilias, matriarch | a female head of a family or tribe. |
| ~ matriarch | a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons). |
| ~ matron | a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution. |
| ~ mestiza | a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry). |
| ~ kept woman, mistress, fancy woman | an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man. |
| ~ mother figure | a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother. |
| ~ nanny, nursemaid, nurse | a woman who is the custodian of children. |
| ~ nullipara | (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child. |
| ~ houri, nymph | a voluptuously beautiful young woman. |
| ~ nymphet | a sexually attractive young woman. |
| ~ old woman | a woman who is old. |
| ~ bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money. |
| ~ shiksa, shikse | a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women. |
| ~ knockout, lulu, mantrap, stunner, beauty, looker, peach, ravisher, smasher, sweetheart, dish | a very attractive or seductive looking woman. |
| ~ sylph | a slender graceful young woman. |
| ~ unmarried woman | a woman who is not married. |
| ~ vestal | a chaste woman. |
| ~ wac | a member of the Women's Army Corps. |
| ~ wave | a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch. |
| ~ widow, widow woman | a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried. |
| ~ married woman, wife | a married woman; a man's partner in marriage. |
| ~ wonder woman | a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time. |
| n. (person) | 2. woman | a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man.; "he was faithful to his woman" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ female person, female | a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies. |
| n. (person) | 3. char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, woman | a human female employed to do housework.; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write" |
| ~ cleaner | someone whose occupation is cleaning. |
| n. (group) | 4. fair sex, woman, womanhood | women as a class.; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda" |
| ~ social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class | people having the same social, economic, or educational status.; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" |
| ~ womankind | women as distinguished from men. |
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