womanhood

Definition of Womanhood in English :

1. muliebrity, womanhood

the state of being an adult woman

2. fair sex, woman, womanhood

women as a class

Example Sentences:
'it's an insult to American womanhood'
'woman is the glory of creation'
'the fair sex gathered on the veranda'

3. womanhood

the status of a woman

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Womanhood

noun

1.

the state or quality of being a woman or being womanly

2.

women collectively

noun

1.

the state or time of being a woman

2.

womanly qualities; womanliness

3.

women collectively

n.

1. The state or time of being a woman.

2. The composite of qualities thought to be appropriate to or representative of women.

3. Women considered as a group: "The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood" (Mary McLeod Bethune).