how to pronounce ladylike

/ˈlɛɪdiːˌlaɪk/

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ladylike is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of ladylike pronunciation

An example use of ladylike in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… its ladylike and proper lining it with …”

meaning of ladylike

Ladylike means feminine, gentle, and polite.

ladylike frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ladylike occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ladylike can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ladylike can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;