woman
- nounADJECTIVE▪ young▪ middle-aged▪ elderly, old, older▪
The thief tricked his way into an elderly woman's home.
▪Older women often have difficulty conceiving.
▪ adult, grown▪The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman.
▪ married▪ single, unattached, unmarried▪ widowed▪ divorced▪ pregnant▪ childless▪ menopausal, post-menopausal▪ business (usually businesswoman), career, professional, working▪ average, ordinary▪ extraordinary, remarkable▪ attractive, beautiful, good-looking, handsome, pretty▪ desirable▪ plain, ugly▪ well-dressed▪ educated, intelligent, smart (esp. AmE)▪highly educated women who are successful in business
▪ powerful, strong▪ successful▪ independent, modern▪ motherly▪ decent, good, kind, nice▪ evil, wicked▪ hysterical▪ battered▪a hostel for battered women
▪ the other▪She was the ‘other woman’ in this family drama (= the one the husband was having an affair with).
▪Jean Menkes plays the president's wife and Fiona Handley plays the other woman.
VERB + WOMAN▪ marry▪ depict, portray, present, show▪We want to change the way women are depicted in the media.
▪ abuse, assault, rapePHRASES▪ the oppression of women, violence against women▪a United Nations report on violence against women
▪ the position of women, the role of women, the status of women▪There were important changes in the position of women in society.
▪ a woman of a certain age (= not young)▪ women of childbearing age▪ a woman of the world▪He saw her as a woman of the world who could offer him advice.
▪ women's liberation, the women's movement (becoming old-fashioned)▪a symbol of women's liberation
▪ a women's group▪ women's rights▪ women's studies▪a professor of women's studies
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Woman — • The position of woman in society has given rise to a discussion which, is known under the name of the woman question Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Woman Woman … Catholic encyclopedia
woman — [woom′ən] n. pl. women [wim′ən] [ME wumman < OE wimmann < wifmann < wif, female, WIFE + mann, human being, MAN: rounding of vowel due to infl. of the initial w ] 1. a) the female human being b) women collectively … English World dictionary
Woman — ist der Name: Woman (Zeitschrift), österreichische Frauenzeitschrift Woman (2007), US amerikanische Filmbiographie Bouthaina Shaabans von Ziad H. Hamzeh Woman (Lied), Lied von John Lennon (1980) Woman (Mike McGear Album), Album von Mike McGear… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Woman — Wom an, n.; pl. {Women}. [OE. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. w[=i]fmann, w[=i]mmann; w[=i]f woman, wife + mann a man. See {Wife}, and {Man}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An adult female person; a grown up female person, as distinguished from a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Woman — «Woman» Sencillo de John Lennon del álbum Double Fantasy Formato Vinilo de 7 (45 R.P.M.) Grabación 5, 27 de agosto, 8 y 22 de septiembre de 1980 Género(s) … Wikipedia Español
Woman — Single par John Lennon extrait de l’album Double Fantasy Pays Royaume Uni … Wikipédia en Français
Woman — (рус. Женщина) название нескольких песен: Woman (песня Берта Бакарака) Woman (песня Джона Леннона) Woman (песня Майка Макгира) Woman (песня Пола Маккартни) Woman (песня Wolfmother) См. также Женщина (значения) … Википедия
woman — [n] female human aunt, daughter, gentlewoman, girl, girlfriend, grandmother, matron, mother, Ms./Miss/Mrs., niece, she, spouse, wife; concepts 414,415 Ant. man seaman / woman [n] sailor bluejacket, boater, boatman/woman, deck hand, mariner, mate … New thesaurus
woman — ► NOUN (pl. women) 1) an adult human female. 2) a female worker or employee. 3) a wife or lover. ● the little woman Cf. ↑the little woman ● woman of the streets … English terms dictionary
Woman — Wom an, v. t. 1. To act the part of a woman in; with indefinite it. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. To make effeminate or womanish. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman. [R.] To have him see me woman d. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woman — late O.E. wimman (pl. wimmen), lit. woman man, alteration of wifman (pl. wifmen), a compound of wif woman (see WIFE (Cf. wife)) + man human being (in Old English used in reference to both sexes; see MAN (Cf. man) (n.)). Cf. Du … Etymology dictionary
