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feminine
[ fem-uh-nin ]
/ ĖfÉm É nÉŖn /
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adjective
noun Grammar.
the feminine gender.
a noun or other element in or marking that gender.
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Origin of feminine
synonym study for feminine
2. See female.
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British Dictionary definitions for feminine
feminine
/ (ĖfÉmÉŖnÉŖn) /
adjective
suitable to or characteristic of a womana 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
Derived forms of feminine
femininely, adverbfeminineness, nounWord Origin for feminine
C14: from Latin fÄminÄ«nus, from fÄmina woman
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