How do you use Matronly in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like womanly or feminine, plus the exact meaning.
Matronly meaning
- In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse.
- Exuding the authority, wisdom, power, and intelligence of an experienced woman.
- Having the appearance of a mature woman, often of larger physical stature and somewhat unkempt or dowdy.
Using Matronly
- The main meaning on this page is: In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse. | Exuding the authority, wisdom, power, and intelligence of an experienced woman. | Having the appearance of a mature woman, often of larger physical stature and somewhat unkempt or dowdy.
- Useful related words include: womanly, feminine.
Context around Matronly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Matronly
- In this selection, "matronly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, uncoiffed, benevolent, aunt, white and appearance stand out and add context to how "matronly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and benevolent matronly figure upon and but a matronly aunt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "matronly" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with matronly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His secretary, Elizabeth, was a matronly, white woman who believed that he was a god. (15 words)
Her uncoiffed, matronly appearance often provoked jokes that she looked more like the boyish president’s mother than his wife. (20 words)
I did not realise what a specifically intense social period that was: the last wedding I attended was two years ago and I was no longer one of the young party people, but a matronly aunt. (36 words)
This is her one active mythic role: once Apollo and Artemis are grown, Leto withdraws, to remain a dim Hesiod, Theogony 406; "dark-veiled Leto" ( Orphic Hymn 35, To Leto and benevolent matronly figure upon Olympus, her part already played. (40 words)
I did not realise what a specifically intense social period that was: the last wedding I attended was two years ago and I was no longer one of the young party people, but a matronly aunt. (36 words)
Her uncoiffed, matronly appearance often provoked jokes that she looked more like the boyish president’s mother than his wife. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
I did not realise what a specifically intense social period that was: the last wedding I attended was two years ago and I was no longer one of the young party people, but a matronly aunt.
His secretary, Elizabeth, was a matronly, white woman who believed that he was a god.
Her uncoiffed, matronly appearance often provoked jokes that she looked more like the boyish president’s mother than his wife.
This is her one active mythic role: once Apollo and Artemis are grown, Leto withdraws, to remain a dim Hesiod, Theogony 406; "dark-veiled Leto" ( Orphic Hymn 35, To Leto and benevolent matronly figure upon Olympus, her part already played.