ladylike
Appearance
See also: lady-like
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.di.laɪ̯k/
Audio (General American): (file)
Adjective
[edit]ladylike (comparative more ladylike, superlative most ladylike)
- Of or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.
- 1565, Thomas Cooper, Thesaurus Linguæ Romanæ & Britannicæ, […][1], London:
- Coniux imperioſa. Ouidius. A ladylike wife that will be obeyed. […] Dura domina, imperioſa. Cic. A rigorous and ladilike dame that will be obeyed.
- 1906 November 29, W. D. Nesbit, “The Querist”, in Life, volume 48, number 1257, page 673:
- Is it ladylike to giggle? / Is it ladylike to wink? / Is it ladylike to ride a horse astraddle? / Is it ladylike to wiggle? / Is it ladylike to drink? / Is it ladylike upon the beach to paddle? […]
- 1976, Jessica Stirling [pseudonym; Hugh Crauford Rae], The Hiring Fair, Coronet Books, published 1998, →ISBN, page 271:
- Mirrin had lifted her second cup of tea, holding it, ladylike, with finger and thumb of her right hand while her left palm supported the saucer.
- 1985, Margaret Atwood, “Soul Scrolls”, in The Handmaid’s Tale, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →ISBN, page 165:
- Pirates, these women, with their ladylike briefcases for the loot and their horsy, acquisitive teeth.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or connected with the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman
See also
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English ladylike.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈlɛɪ̯diˌlaɪ̯k/, /ˈleːdiˌlaɪ̯k/ (predicative or adverbial)
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛɪ̯diˌlaɪ̯kə/, /ˈleːdiˌlaɪ̯kə/ (attributive)
Adjective
[edit]ladylike (strong nominative masculine singular ladyliker, comparative ladyliker, superlative am ladylikesten or (rare) am ladyliksten)
Usage notes
[edit]- Both superlative spellings are pronounced the same: /ˈlɛɪ̯diˌlaɪ̯kstən/. The form ladyliksten follows the orthographic principle that final -e is deleted before suffixes, but it is uncommon in practice. Duden recognizes both spellings.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of ladylike
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist ladylike | sie ist ladylike | es ist ladylike | sie sind ladylike | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ladyliker | ladylike | ladylikes | ladylike |
genitive | ladyliken | ladyliker | ladyliken | ladyliker | |
dative | ladylikem | ladyliker | ladylikem | ladyliken | |
accusative | ladyliken | ladylike | ladylikes | ladylike | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ladylike | die ladylike | das ladylike | die ladyliken |
genitive | des ladyliken | der ladyliken | des ladyliken | der ladyliken | |
dative | dem ladyliken | der ladyliken | dem ladyliken | den ladyliken | |
accusative | den ladyliken | die ladylike | das ladylike | die ladyliken | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ladyliker | eine ladylike | ein ladylikes | (keine) ladyliken |
genitive | eines ladyliken | einer ladyliken | eines ladyliken | (keiner) ladyliken | |
dative | einem ladyliken | einer ladyliken | einem ladyliken | (keinen) ladyliken | |
accusative | einen ladyliken | eine ladylike | ein ladylikes | (keine) ladyliken |
Comparative forms of ladylike
Superlative forms of ladylike
Related terms
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- English 3-syllable words
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- English lemmas
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