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feminine
[fem-uh-nin]
adjective
being or relating to to a woman or girl.
feminine beauty;
feminine dress.
having qualities traditionally ascribed to women, such as sensitivity or gentleness.
effeminate; womanish.
Growing up, he had been told he had a feminine walk.
Grammar.noting or pertaining to that one of the three genders of Latin, Greek, German, etc., or one of the two genders of French, Spanish, Hebrew, etc., having among its members most nouns referring to females, as well as other nouns, as Latin stella “star,” or German Zeit “t.”
noun
the feminine gender.
a noun or other element in or marking the feminine gender.
feminine
/ ˈɛɪɪ /
adjective
suitable to or characteristic of a woman
a feminine fashion
possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a woman
effeminate; womanish
grammar
denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns, occurring in many inflected languages, that includes all kinds of referents as well as some female animate referents
( as noun )
German Zeit ``time'' and Ehe ``marriage'' are feminines
Other Word Forms
- femininely adverb
- feminineness noun
- antifeminine adjective
- antifemininely adverb
- antifeminineness noun
- half-feminine adjective
- hyperfeminine adjective
- hyperfemininely adverb
- hyperfeminineness noun
- overfeminine adjective
- overfemininely adverb
- pseudofeminine adjective
- superfeminine adjective
- ultrafeminine adjective
- unfeminine adjective
- unfemininely adverb
- ˈڱԾԱ adverb
- ˈڱԾԱԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of feminine1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In this episode, Amanda talks about why the look is so popular, what it stands for and how it relates to an emerging social media trend called feminine energy.
Skinny jeans, crossing your legs, using an iron, shaping your eyebrows, and even eating soup are among the things he derides as too feminine.
Yet the collective spirit of the event — an exaltation of the feminine in its many expressions — felt authentic to Uchis’ work as an artist.
"It perfectly summed up feminine rage in one song," the 23-year-old from Cornwall says.
Pop legend Madonna accessorised her cream-colored tuxedo with a cigar, creating an interplay between soft feminine materials and a distinct masculine energy.
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