- un|maid|en|li|ness
- un|maid|en|li|ness «uhn MAY duhn lee nihs», noun.the character or state of being unmaidenly.
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maid|en|li|ness — «MAY duhn lee nihs», noun. maidenly quality or behavior … Useful english dictionary
maid — bond·maid; house·maid; house·maid·ing; maid·en·hood; maid·en·ish; maid·en·ism; maid·en·li·ness; maid·hood; maid·ish; maid; mer·maid; brides·maid; maid·en; maid·en·ly; hand·maid·en·ly; maid·ish·ness; … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
maid — [[t]meɪd[/t]] n. 1) a female servant 2) a girl or young unmarried woman, esp. a virgin • Etymology: 1150–1200; ME; var. of maiden maid′ish, adj. maid′ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway — The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway, operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, operates virtually the entire Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway that became part of the former North British Railway on the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Bo … Wikipedia
old-maid — old maid·ish·ness; old maid·ish·ly; … English syllables
slight´ness — slight «slyt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. not much; not important; small: »I have a slight headache. One slice of bread is a slight lunch. I hardly felt that slight scratch. Therefore I am glad to take this slight occasion this trifling… … Useful english dictionary
squeam´ish|ness — squeam|ish «SKWEE mihsh», adjective. 1. too proper, modest, or decent; easily shocked; prudish: »a squeamish old maid. 2. excessively fastidious or punctilious; too particular; too scrupulous: »Trifles magnified into importance by a squeamish… … Useful english dictionary
trim´ness — trim «trihm», verb, trimmed, trim|ming, adjective, trim|mer, trim|mest, noun, adverb. –v.t. 1. to make neat by cutting away parts: »The gardene … Useful english dictionary
maidenly — maid•en•ly [[t]ˈmeɪd n li[/t]] adj. pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden • Etymology: 1400–50 maid′en•li•ness, n … From formal English to slang
