how to pronounce womanhood
/ˈwʊmənˌhʊd/
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womanhood is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of womanhood in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… States codified black womanhood right so …”
meanings of womanhood
noun:
- The state or condition of being a woman.
- All of the women of a given place, area, or subgroup regarded collectively.
- The idealized nature of a woman: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness regarded collectively.
- The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.
- The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
womanhood frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word womanhood occurs in english on average 1.6 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.
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