girly

girly

English

Etymology

girl +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɝli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɜːli/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li

Adjective

girly (comparative girlier, superlative girliest)

1. Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine.

Synonyms

• (applied to a girl or woman): feminine, girlish, womanly
• (applied to a boy or man): effeminate, unmanly

Antonyms

• (applied to a girl or woman): butch, hoyden, hoydenish, mannish, masculine, tomboyish, unwomanly
• (applied to a boy or man): butch, manly, masculine

Derived terms

• girly girl
• girlyman

Translations

characteristic of a stereotypical girl

Esperanto: ina (eo) Finnish: tyttömäinen (fi) French: féminin (fr)

Greek: κοριτσίστικος (el) (koritsístikos) Latvian: meitenīgs Swedish: tjejig (sv)

Noun

girly (plural girlies)

1. (childish) Girl.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:girl