matronly

1. 1.

   befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman

   “her matronly figure”

   Similarwomanly

Questions about matronly

What does matronly mean?

matronly means "befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman".

How many syllables are in matronly?

matronly has 3 syllables: ma-tron-ly. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˈmeɪtɹənli/.

Is matronly a common word?

matronly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.