muliebrity

(myo̵̅o̅′lē ebrə tē)

noun

  1. the condition of being a woman; womanhood
  2. the qualities characteristic of a woman; womanliness; femininity

Origin: LL muliebritas < L muliebris, womanly, womanish < mulier, a woman, prob. < IE *mlyésī, (the) softer (one), compar. of *mḷdu- (> L mollis) < base *mel- > mill

See muliebrity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The state of being a woman.
  2. Femininity.

Origin:

Origin: Latin muliebritās, state of womanhood (in contrast with maidenhood)

Origin: , from muliebris, womanly

Origin: , from mulier, woman

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