woman

noun

wom·an ˈwu̇-mən

especially Southern

ˈwō-

ˈwə-

plural women ˈwi-mən

Synonyms of woman next

: an adult female person

: a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)

—usually used in combination

councilwoman

: womankind

: distinctively feminine nature : womanliness

: a woman who is a servant or personal attendant

chiefly dialectal : wife

: mistress

: girlfriend sense 2

: a woman who is extremely fond of or devoted to something specified

I'm a chocolate woman through and through, but one bite of West's banana pudding cupcake and I was sold.—

Hattie Brown Garrow

woman adjective

womanless

ˈwu̇-mən-ləs

especially Southern ˈwō-

or ˈwə-

adjective

Examples of woman in a Sentence

She grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman. She is a grown woman. The store sells shoes for both men and women.

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Considering this troubled young woman’s history, your husband has made a big mistake by fostering her dependence on him. —

Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 Some thought that questions about the future of women’s reproductive rights would turn voters out for Vice President Kamala Harris and deliver Trump a crushing defeat — instead, women ended up gravitating toward him. —

Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 The wig is both required for a married woman’s modesty and a serious financial investment. —

Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024 The case is a class action suit, brought by several current and former inmates at a women’s prison, against the private contractor that ran the place and allowed abuse to run rampant. —

Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for woman