femineity

[ fem-uh-nee-i-tee ]

noun

1. feminine nature; womanliness.

femineity

/ ˌfɛmɪˈneɪɪtɪ /

noun

1. the quality of being feminine; womanliness

Word History and Origins

Origin of femineity¹

1810–20; < Latin fēmine ( us ) of a woman ( fēmin ( a ) woman + -eus -eous ) + -ity

Example Sentences

"Femineity" is Browning's, and "devisal" Patmore's, in their modern usage.

From Project Gutenberg

There was in the character of his countenance the femineity which Coleridge thought to be the mental constitution of true genius.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• gentleness
• womanhood