different between girls vs girly

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??lz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???lz/
• Rhymes: -??(?)lz

Noun

girls

1. plural of girl

Noun

girls pl (plural only)

1. (slang) A woman's breasts.
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Verb

girls

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of girl

Anagrams

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English

Etymology

girl +? -y

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????li/
• Rhymes: -??(?)li

Adjective

girly (comparative girlier, superlative girliest)

1. Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine.
2. (slang, idiomatic) Of, or pertaining to, a young, attractive woman; especially one who is scantily clad.

Synonyms

• (applied to a girl or woman): feminine, girlish, puellile, puelline, 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

Noun

girly (plural girlies)

1. (childish) Girl.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:girl