womanistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈwʊmənɪst/, U.S.

/ˈwʊmənəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: woman n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < woman n. + -ist suffix, as noun in sense A. 2 and as adjective perhaps after womanism n.In the specific uses of the noun and adjective with reference to black feminism (compare womanism n. 2b) popularized by the work of U.S. writer Alice Walker (b. 1944), and used as a conscious alternative to feminist n. and feminist adj. respectively, partly owing to the more immediate association with woman n. and related words (as e.g. womanish adj. 3b):1983 A. Walker In Search of our Mothers' Gardens Pref. p. xi Womanist 1. From womanish...From the black folk expression of mothers to female children, ‘You acting womanish’, i.e., like a woman. Usually referring to outrageous, audacious, courageous, or willful behavior...Responsible. In charge. Serious..2. Also: A woman who loves other women.

A. n.

†1. A womanizer. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > womanizing or associating with loose women > one who

horlinga1200

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mutton-monger1532

smell-smock?1545

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woman-louper1568

limb-lifter1579

Lusty Laurence1582

punker1582

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1608 J. Day Law-trickes sig. I2^v Hee's a sweet womanist.

2. A proponent of womanism, a feminist; (in later use) spec. a black feminist (cf. womanism n. 2b).

ΘΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > discrimination or inegalitarianism > by sex > opposition to > advocate or supporter of

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women liberator1969

women's libber1970

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1902 A. L. Rouse Under my own Roof 154 Did I tell you about that little gem I saw in a Western paper? It was in a sketch of a woman's-rights woman, who was described as ‘a most aggressive womanist’.

1965 Freethinker 29 Oct. 351/2 The Womanist... I suggest the best label for Kit Mouat would be ‘Womanist’ not a ‘Humanist’, although in some ways they mean the same thing.

1984 B. Christian in M. Evans Black Women Writers 468 Walker defines a womanist as a ‘black feminist’.

1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Nov. 22/4 Occasionally, too, one finds simple contrariness, as when ‘womanists’ Barbara McCaskill and Layli Phillips..turn their fury not on men or society but on feminist colleagues.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of womanists or womanism; feminist. In later use chiefly spec. with reference to womanism n. 2b.

ΘΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > [adjective] > discriminatory or inegalitarian > by sex > opposition to > specific

womanist1928

lesbian feminist1971

anarcha-feminist1974

1928 Harper's Mag. Jan. 169/2 Should you suddenly begin to see such propaganda everywhere, as men saw womanist propaganda a few years ago, suppose you try the experiment of reading this article to your husband.

1981 Black Scholar Spring 85/1 The evolution of the wife's ‘womanist’ consciousness reflects her preoccupation with these three authors. (Walker says that ‘womanist’ approximates ‘black feminist’.)

1990 New Statesman & Society 30 Nov. 39/1 Cultural production by black women, particularly by those who define themselves as feminist or womanist, has often been denounced.

2004 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 3 Oct. (Arts & Books section) 5 l Walker..is..an often misread genius..—a womanist warrior.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	womanist
释义	womanistn.adj. Brit. /ˈwʊmənɪst/, U.S. /ˈwʊmənəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: woman n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < woman n. + -ist suffix, as noun in sense A. 2 and as adjective perhaps after womanism n.In the specific uses of the noun and adjective with reference to black feminism (compare womanism n. 2b) popularized by the work of U.S. writer Alice Walker (b. 1944), and used as a conscious alternative to feminist n. and feminist adj. respectively, partly owing to the more immediate association with woman n. and related words (as e.g. womanish adj. 3b):1983 A. Walker In Search of our Mothers' Gardens Pref. p. xi Womanist 1. From womanish...From the black folk expression of mothers to female children, ‘You acting womanish’, i.e., like a woman. Usually referring to outrageous, audacious, courageous, or willful behavior...Responsible. In charge. Serious..2. Also: A woman who loves other women. A. n. †1. A womanizer. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > womanizing or associating with loose women > one who horlinga1200 holourc1230 whore-mana1325 putourc1390 putroura1425 whoremastera1425 whoremonger?a1472 putyer1477 whoredomerc1485 holarda1500 whore-keeper1530 mutton-monger1532 smell-smock?1545 stallion1553 woman-louper1568 limb-lifter1579 Lusty Laurence1582 punker1582 wencher1593 womanist1608 belly-bumper1611 sheep-biter1611 stringer1613 fleshmongera1616 hunt-smock1624 whorer1624 womanizer1626 woman errant1628 mongera1637 linen-lifter1652 whorster1654 whorehopper1664 cousin1694 smocker1708 mutton-master1729 woman dangler1850 masher1872 chippy chaser1887 chaser1894 stud1895 molrower1896 skirt-chaser1942 1608 J. Day Law-trickes sig. I2^v Hee's a sweet womanist. 2. A proponent of womanism, a feminist; (in later use) spec. a black feminist (cf. womanism n. 2b). ΘΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > discrimination or inegalitarianism > by sex > opposition to > advocate or supporter of sister1792 -righter1854 woman's righter1854 new woman1865 woman's rightist1869 women's righter1870 femininist1873 women's rightist1875 liberationist1879 emancipatress1882 feminist1887 freewoman1895 equal righter1896 womanist1902 women liberator1969 women's libber1970 libber1971 1902 A. L. Rouse Under my own Roof 154 Did I tell you about that little gem I saw in a Western paper? It was in a sketch of a woman's-rights woman, who was described as ‘a most aggressive womanist’. 1965 Freethinker 29 Oct. 351/2 The Womanist... I suggest the best label for Kit Mouat would be ‘Womanist’ not a ‘Humanist’, although in some ways they mean the same thing. 1984 B. Christian in M. Evans Black Women Writers 468 Walker defines a womanist as a ‘black feminist’. 1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Nov. 22/4 Occasionally, too, one finds simple contrariness, as when ‘womanists’ Barbara McCaskill and Layli Phillips..turn their fury not on men or society but on feminist colleagues. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of womanists or womanism; feminist. In later use chiefly spec. with reference to womanism n. 2b. ΘΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > [adjective] > discriminatory or inegalitarian > by sex > opposition to > specific womanist1928 lesbian feminist1971 anarcha-feminist1974 1928 Harper's Mag. Jan. 169/2 Should you suddenly begin to see such propaganda everywhere, as men saw womanist propaganda a few years ago, suppose you try the experiment of reading this article to your husband. 1981 Black Scholar Spring 85/1 The evolution of the wife's ‘womanist’ consciousness reflects her preoccupation with these three authors. (Walker says that ‘womanist’ approximates ‘black feminist’.) 1990 New Statesman & Society 30 Nov. 39/1 Cultural production by black women, particularly by those who define themselves as feminist or womanist, has often been denounced. 2004 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 3 Oct. (Arts & Books section) 5 l Walker..is..an often misread genius..—a womanist warrior. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1608
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