ladylike

adj.

1. Characteristic of a lady; well-bred.
2. Appropriate for or becoming to a lady. See synonyms at female.
3. Unduly sensitive to matters of propriety or decorum.
4. Lacking virility or strength.

ladylikeness la'dy·like'ness n.

adj

Definition: feminine, well-mannered
Antonyms: coarse, manlike, manly, unmannerly

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: befitting a woman of good breeding

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - elegant, dannet, kultiveret, feminin

Nederlands (Dutch)
als een dame, gracieus, goed opgevoed, formeel, verwijfd

Français (French)
adj. - distingué

Deutsch (German)
adj. - damenhaft, feminin

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καθωσπρέπει, όπως αρμόζει σε κυρία

Italiano (Italian)
signorile, effemminato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - elegante

Русский (Russian)
воспитанная, нечто подобающее леди, женоподобный (о мужчине)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - elegante, fino, distinguido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som en lady, som anstår en dam, förnäm, kultiverad, elegant, fruntimmersaktig, feminin

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
娴淑的, 高雅的, 如淑女的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嫻淑的, 高雅的, 如淑女的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 숙녀다운, 고상한, 여자 같은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 貴婦人らしい, 上品な, 貞淑な, 女々しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شبيه بسيدة من حيث المظهر والكياسه, مهذب, مسرف في التأنق, مخنث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כיאה לגברת, אצילית‬

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