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matronly

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Source Word

matronly

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmeɪtɹənli/

Japanese Meaning

お世辞ではなく、実際に家政婦や看護責任者としての役割を果たす、落ち着きと威厳を備えた女性らしい様相を示すこと。 / 経験に裏打ちされた権威、知恵、力、知性を備え、成熟した女性としての雰囲気や品格を漂わせること。

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She adopted a matronly demeanor as she greeted the students in the dormitory.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は寮で学生たちを迎える際、寮母としての立場にふさわしい態度をとった。

Sense（1）

In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse.

The matronly woman cared for the sick orphan.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

Exuding the authority, wisdom, power, and intelligence of an experienced woman.

...the matronly upper arms girls know about life and love and losing... Janeane Garofalo

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Sense（3）

Having the appearance of a mature woman, often of larger physical stature and somewhat unkempt or dowdy.

Gone is her matronly gray frizzy hair and those bushy brows, frumpy frock and old lady pearls. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427074230/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/04/susan-boyle-gets-a-makeover-is-she-going-hollywood-already.html

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

more matronly

（ comparative ）

most matronly

（ superlative ）

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