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WORD FOR THE DAY(6/11/18)Muliebrity
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WORD FOR THE DAY(6/11/18)Muliebrity
Word of the Day : May 28th, 2018
Muliebrity
noun myoo-lee-EB-ruh-tee
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Definition
: the quality of being a woman : femininity
Did You Know?
Muliebrity has been used in English to suggest the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman or of womankind since the 16th century. (Its masculine counterpart, virility, entered the language at about the same time.) Muliebrity comes from Latin mulier, meaning "woman," and probably is a cognate of Latin mollis, meaning "soft." Mollis is also the source of the English verb mollify—a word that implies a "softening" of hurt feelings or anger.
Examples
Helene tried to convey to her daughter that muliebrity was best expressed not by dressing a certain way or conforming to others' expectations, but by being her own true, confident self.
"Wonder Woman has flaws.… It succeeds in spite of them, and that is to be admired, but we cannot start viewing this as the epitome of the female superhero motion picture. We will accomplish more, and faster, if we view this film as the starting point for muliebrity in the comic-book blockbuster." — Thomas Burns Scully, PopDust, 5 June 2017
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To: rightwingcrazy
... and the contiguity of progenitors.
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06/11/2018 12:34:20 AM PDT
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YogicCowboy
("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: left that other site
Robert Mueller’s muliebrity is telling.....................
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06/11/2018 6:38:38 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: YogicCowboy
Let us know when it becomes available!
I have always been a Sci-Fi Fan in spite of my muliebrity.
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06/11/2018 8:26:29 AM PDT
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left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Red Badger
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06/11/2018 8:27:48 AM PDT
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(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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