womanhood

noun womanhoods · womanhead · womonhood · womynhood · wommonhood

1. countable, uncountable The state or condition of being a woman. She was a vigorous youth poised on the brink of womanhood.
2. countable, uncountable All of the women of a given place, area, or subgroup regarded collectively. There was only one thing to be done: call out, start the alarm, set the heather on fire! Awaken the womanhood of America to free the motherhood of the world!

   Similar: womankind[universal]] or worldwide> · Opposite: manhood, mankind

3. countable, uncountable The idealized nature of a woman: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness regarded collectively. She had cast off the terror of the leaping flame, the cold power of judgment that was even now being done, and the wise sadness of the tombs - cast them off and put them behind her, like the white shroud she wore, and now stood out the incarnation of lovely tempting womanhood, made more perfect - an

   Similar: womanishness, womanliness · Opposite: manhood, mannishness, manliness

4. countable, uncountable The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.

   Opposite: manhood

5. countable, euphemistic, uncountable The female genitalia, especially the vulva. 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.

   Opposite: manhood