What is the meaning of Yamato Nadeshiko often mentioned in anime?

The Japanese word "Yamato Nadeshiko" was originally used to refer to a beautiful woman, and it is a kind of praise for the excellent women of Japan

What is the meaning of "Yamato Nadeshiko"? It has two meanings, one is an alias for the Dianthus flower, and the other is a language that praises the beauty of Japanese women.

Netizens have asked what allusions or sources there are for Yamato Nadeshiko, and I couldn't find any for a while. What I can find is the following, and I hope other users can add to it.

The Sanshodo Daijirin Kokusai Dictionary defines Yamato Nadeshiko as

1. nadeshiko (an alias of Nadeshiko flower)

2. a name given to a Japanese woman's refined beauty.

The Sanshodo Shinmei Kokugo Dictionary defines it as

1. ナデシコ (an alias of Nadeshiko flower), the relative flower being カラナデシコ (i.e., Tang Nadeshiko flower)

2. (having a soft side as well as a courageous side) A term of endearment for the beauty of a Japanese woman.

Looking at the dictionary's explanation, it really does not help much to understand the traditional Japanese female image represented by Yamato Nadeshiko, why not see how this Japanese boy defines Yamato Nadeshiko for reference

- Hair should be black (light brown can also be), length is not limited

- Black face, high bottom shoes, not

- Does not need to be too beautiful, within the range of common sense can be

- Height: 1.5 inches (2.5 inches), 1.5 inches (3.5 inches), 2.5 inches (3.5 inches).

- No height limit

- Not too talkative, not too quiet

- Some personality (but not too trendy)

- Hope to have a smile on your face 60% of the day

- Be able to speak Japanese like a normal person (like you would to a teacher, but cryptic is the worst) (cryptic is ABCs and such as mentioned in the other article)

- Be able to speak Japanese like a normal person (like a teacher, but cryptic is worst)

- Not to speak bad words (like ABCs and so on)

- Not to speak bad words (like a teacher)

- Not to speak bad words.

- No bad language, not too vulgar

- No kimono is okay

(Note: Kimono is very expensive in Japan, and a lot of Japanese people only rent kimono for their coming of age ceremony or wedding ceremony. If it were me, I would have bought a kimono no matter how expensive it was, but luckily I didn't have to.)

- And so on

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