muliebrity

n.

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

[Latin muliebritās, state of womanhood (in contrast with maidenhood), from muliebris, womanly, from mulier, woman.]

(myoo-lee-EB-ri-tee)

noun
Womanly qualities; womanhood; femininity.

Etymology
From Latin muliebritas (womanhood), from muliebris (womanly), from mulier (woman)

Virility is the masculine equivalent of the term.
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Usage
"Did anybody glance around the Delta Center during Friday night's first-round IHL playoff game and notice all the muliebrity on hand? Half of the 6,123 spectators in the green seats were wearing heels and perfume." — Gordon Monson; Grizz Keep in Touch With Feminine Side; The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah); Apr 19, 1997.

"Janie's story of personal growth may be charted as one that travels from mules to muliebrity." — Julie A. Haurykiewicz; From Mules to Muliebrity; Southern Literary Journal (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); 1997.

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noun

Women in general: distaff, femininity, womanhood, womankind, womenfolk. See gender.

[fr. L. mulier, woman]  the state of being a woman: womanhood; femininity