Best Opposite Words For GIRLY
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| manly | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • possessing qualities befitting a man adverb • in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man adjective satellite • characteristic of a man | ||||||
| masculine | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • male (of grammatical gender) • associated with men and not with women noun • a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male adjective satellite • (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable | ||||||
| unwomanly | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not womanly | ||||||
| boyish | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • befitting or characteristic of a young boy | ||||||
| rugged | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring • having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface adjective satellite • topographically very uneven • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution | ||||||
| tough | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not given to gentleness or sentimentality • physically toughened • resistant to cutting or chewing noun • someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing • an aggressive and violent young criminal • a cruel and brutal fellow adjective satellite • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution • substantially made or constructed • violent and lawless • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • unfortunate or hard to bear • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||
| unladylike | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady | ||||||
| unmanly | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not possessing qualities befitting a man adverb • without qualities thought to befit a man adjective satellite • lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful | ||||||
| butch | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine • a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys adjective satellite • used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner • (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance | ||||||
| hoyden | noun n | |||||
noun • a girl who behaves in a boyish manner | ||||||
| hoydenish | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • used of girls; wild and boisterous | ||||||
| mannish | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman • characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman | ||||||
| tomboyish | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • used of girls; wild and boisterous | ||||||