Womanize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have amorous affairs; of men

to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈʊmənˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈʊmənˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈʊmənˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈʊmənˌaɪz/.

Examples

He has been womanizing for years
This hairdo feminizes the man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

womanise feminize effeminise philander effeminize feminise

Parts of Speech

verb	have amorous affairs; of men “He has been womanizing for years”
verb	to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to “This hairdo feminizes the man”

Word Forms

philanderer	noun	a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
womanizer	noun	a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
woman	noun	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
womaniser	noun	a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Womanisieren

verliebte Affären haben; von Männern

🇫🇷French

courir les femmes

avoir des aventures amoureuses ; des hommes

🇪🇸Spanish

ser mujeriego

tener aventuras amorosas; de los hombres

🇮🇹Italian

donnaizzare

avere relazioni amorose; degli uomini

🇳🇱Dutch

vervrouwelijken

amoureuze affaires hebben; van mannen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mulherengo

ter casos amorosos; dos homens

🇷🇺Russian

распутничать

иметь любовные связи; мужчин

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्त्री बनाना

प्रेमपूर्ण मामले हैं; पुरुषों के

🇧🇩Bengali

নারী করা

প্রেমময় বিষয় আছে; পুরুষদের

🇮🇳Tamil

பெண்மை

காதல் விவகாரங்கள் வேண்டும்; ஆண்களின்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్త్రీలుగా మార్చండి

రసిక వ్యవహారాలను కలిగి ఉండండి; పురుషుల

🇮🇳Marathi

स्त्रीकरण

प्रेमळ प्रकरणे आहेत; पुरुषांची

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ત્રીકરણ

રમૂજી બાબતો છે; પુરુષોની

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯಾಗು

ಕಾಮುಕ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಪುರುಷರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ത്രീവൽക്കരിക്കുക

പ്രണയ ബന്ധങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക; പുരുഷന്മാരുടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਔਰਤੀਕਰਨ

ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਹਨ; ਮਰਦਾਂ ਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

عورت بنانا

دلکش معاملات ہیں؛ مردوں کی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

女性化

有风流韵事；男人的

🇯🇵Japanese

女化する

好色な関係を持つ。男性の

🇰🇷Korean

여자 같이 만들다

연애를 하다; 남자의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lăng nhăng

có những cuộc tình đa tình; của đàn ông

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นผู้หญิง

มีเรื่องชู้สาว; ของผู้ชาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bercabul

berselingkuh; laki-laki

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakababae

magkaroon ng amorous affairs; ng mga lalaki

🇲🇾Malay

berperempuan

mempunyai urusan asmara; daripada lelaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أنثوي

لديك شؤون غرامية. من الرجال

🇮🇷Persian

زن شدن

داشتن روابط عاشقانه؛ از مردان

🇹🇷Turkish

çapkınlık yapmak

aşk dolu ilişkiler yaşamak; erkeklerin

🇮🇱Hebrew

נשים

יש עניינים מאוהבים; של גברים

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