womanwardadv.

Brit.

/ˈwʊmənwəd/, U.S.

/ˈwʊmənwərd/

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

Etymology: < woman n. + -ward suffix. Compare earlier manward adv.

Towards a woman or women; in relation to women. Cf. manward adv.

1825 ‘L. Langshank’ Things in Gen. vi. 136 His love was towards beeves and binomial theorems: and furthermore he was not without fondness for the cup, or in the days of his youth, without amativeness womanward.

1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. xii. 128 ‘There is a great difference’, said Ned, ‘between bravery, man-ward and woman-ward’.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Shorter Wks. & Fragm. (1995) II. 1057 This shilly-shally Confusion of Feelings, neither manward nor womanward.

1879 Wellsboro (Pa.) Agitator 25 Nov. Like nearly all Germans I have been acquainted with, he had a weakness womanward.

1912 Hist. Teacher's Mag. May 96/1 Every step in your growth manward or womanward.

a1972 J. Berryman Beethoven Triumphant in Delusions (1973) 20 Chary with his loins womanward, he begot us an enigma.

1998 Contemp. Lit. 39 353 The frontier has moved, northward, outward, womanward, and here we often find fresh voices with fresh news.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	womanward
释义	womanwardadv. Brit. /ˈwʊmənwəd/, U.S. /ˈwʊmənwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: woman n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < woman n. + -ward suffix. Compare earlier manward adv. Towards a woman or women; in relation to women. Cf. manward adv. Π 1825 ‘L. Langshank’ Things in Gen. vi. 136 His love was towards beeves and binomial theorems: and furthermore he was not without fondness for the cup, or in the days of his youth, without amativeness womanward. 1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. xii. 128 ‘There is a great difference’, said Ned, ‘between bravery, man-ward and woman-ward’. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Shorter Wks. & Fragm. (1995) II. 1057 This shilly-shally Confusion of Feelings, neither manward nor womanward. 1879 Wellsboro (Pa.) Agitator 25 Nov. Like nearly all Germans I have been acquainted with, he had a weakness womanward. 1912 Hist. Teacher's Mag. May 96/1 Every step in your growth manward or womanward. a1972 J. Berryman Beethoven Triumphant in Delusions (1973) 20 Chary with his loins womanward, he begot us an enigma. 1998 Contemp. Lit. 39 353 The frontier has moved, northward, outward, womanward, and here we often find fresh voices with fresh news. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1825
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