girly

English

Etymology

girl +‎ -y

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɝli/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɜːli/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li

Adjective

girly (comparative girlier, superlative girliest)

Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine.

Synonyms

(applied to a girl or woman): feminine, girlish, womanly
(applied to a boy or man): effeminate, unmanly

Antonyms

(applied to a girl or woman): butch, hoyden, hoydenish, mannish, masculine, tomboyish, unwomanly
(applied to a boy or man): butch, manly, masculine

Derived terms

Translations

characteristic of a stereotypical girl

Esperanto: ina (eo)
Finnish: tyttömäinen (fi)
French: féminin (fr)

Greek: κοριτσίστικος (el) (koritsístikos)
Latvian: meitenīgs
Swedish: tjejig (sv)

Noun

girly (plural girlies)

(childish) Girl.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:girl

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