ladylikeness
Polished feminine deportment
Ladylikeness is the quality of behaving in ways traditionally expected of refined women—graceful, modest, and well-mannered.
The word carries old-fashioned connotations, sometimes used ironically or critically: Her grandmother praised her ladylikeness, but she found the standard stifling.
Fitting social conduct
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- comportmentManner of behavior
mannerliness · respectability · civility · virtue · restraint · tactfulness · discretion · demureness
Graceful, unshakable calm
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- refinementElegance of manner
- polishSmooth by rubbing
finesse · classiness · dignity · cultivation · taste · gentility · style · composure
Soft, kind demeanor
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- daintinessRefined, petite elegance
- femininityFemale nature or character
sensitivity · fragility · lightness · subtlety · fineness · vulnerability · innocence · purity
decorum
Fitting social conduct
comportment · mannerliness · respectability · civility · virtue · restraint · tactfulness · discretion · demureness · chastity
poise
Graceful, unshakable calm
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- refinementElegance of manner
polish · finesse · classiness · dignity · cultivation · taste · gentility · style · composure · bearing
gentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- daintinessRefined, petite elegance
femininity · sensitivity · fragility · lightness · subtlety · fineness · vulnerability · innocence · purity · sweetness
fluidity
State of flowing freely
supple · sylphlike · nimbleness · lightfooted · agility · glide · swan · gazelle · ethereal · smoothness
- femininitygracefulness, gentleness, softness, dainty, delicate
ladylikenessmanliness
Masculine character traits
masculinity · maleness · mannishness · machismo · tomboyishness
ladylikenesscoarseness
Rough or vulgar quality
crudeness · vulgarity · boorishness · roughness · uncouthness