Female and Ladylike

Female

Female adjective - Of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women.
Usage example: female standards of housekeeping imposed by the women at the vacation cottage weren't especially popular with the men

Ladylike is a synonym for female in feminine topic. In some cases you can use "Ladylike" instead an adjective "Female", when it comes to topics like quality.

Ladylike

Ladylike adjective - Befitting a woman of good breeding.

Female is a synonym for ladylike in quality topic. You can use "Female" instead an adjective "Ladylike", if it concerns topics such as feminine.

Both words in one sentence

  • Lady and Knight Corso Riggs wants to be this for the female Smuggler, but the Smuggler isn't terribly ladylike.
  • Luster the sorceress in the game-within-a-show of The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, at least when she's being played by a female actor, in contrast to the more ladylike fighter Daphne.
  • Proper Lady Female protagonists tend to follow the ladylike ideals if they are peasant girls.
    Source: Proper Lady
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