muliebrity
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prettygoodwordmuliebrity (moo-lee-EB-ri-tee) - n., the state of being an adult woman.
Bears the same relation to virility, as femininity does to masculinity. That said, it's sometimes also used as a synonym for femininity, which I don't recommend doing as it dilutes the brand. Borrowed around 1590 from Latin muliēbritās, womanhood, from muliēbri, womanly (from mulier, woman) + -tās, noun ending equivalent to -ty.
---L.
Bears the same relation to virility, as femininity does to masculinity. That said, it's sometimes also used as a synonym for femininity, which I don't recommend doing as it dilutes the brand. Borrowed around 1590 from Latin muliēbritās, womanhood, from muliēbri, womanly (from mulier, woman) + -tās, noun ending equivalent to -ty.
---L.
