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What is "ladylike" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ladylike mean in English? Meaning of ladylike definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ladylike" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ladylike": befitting a woman of good breeding

Adjective

  • Meaning: befitting a woman of good breeding
  • Example: ladylike manners
  • Synonyms: ladylike
  • Similar: refined
  • Adjective: Of or connected with the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman. 1906 November 29, W. D. Nesbit, “The Querist”, Life, volume 48, page 673:  Is it ladylike to giggle? / Is it ladylike to wink? / Is it ladylike to ride a horse astraddle? / Is it ladylike to wiggle? / Is it ladylike to drink? / Is it ladylike upon the beach to paddle? […]1906 November 29, W. D. Nesbit, “The Querist”, Life, volume 48, page 673:  Is it ladylike to giggle? / Is it ladylike to wink? / Is it ladylike to ride a horse astraddle? / Is it ladylike to wiggle? / Is it ladylike to drink? / Is it ladylike upon the beach to paddle? […]

    • Synonyms:

    genteel, courtly, cultured, decorous, elegant, modest, polite, proper, refined, respectable, well-bred, well-mannered, womanly,

    Antonyms:

    unmannerly, coarse,

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