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unwomaned

unwomaned is the simple past and past participle of unwoman.

Meaning of unwoman

Verb

unwoman (third-person singular simple present unwomans, present participle unwomaning or unwomanning, simple past and past participle unwomaned or unwomanned)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of feminine qualities, or of the status of womanhood; to unsex.
    • ‘[…] My love, so please you, shall requite
      No woman, whether dark or bright,
      Unwomaned if she be.’1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Romaunt of the Page”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 163

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Adjective

unwomaned (not comparable)

  1. Unattended by a woman.

Forms of unwomaned

alternative formunwomanned

Origin of unwomaned

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From un- + woman + -ed, modelled on earlier unmanned.

Questions about unwomaned

What does unwomaned mean?
Unwomaned means unattended by a woman.
What is unwomaned the simple past and past participle of?
Unwomaned is the simple past and past participle of unwoman.
What part of speech is unwomaned?
Unwomaned is an adjective.

Words near unwomaned in the dictionary

  1. unwokens
  2. unwokes
  3. unwoking
  4. unwolfish
  5. unwoman
  6. unwomaned
  7. unwomaning
  8. unwomanish
  9. unwomanize
  10. unwomanized
  11. unwomanizes

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