feminine
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 “time.”
the feminine gender.
a noun or other element in or marking the feminine gender.
Origin of feminine
1synonym study For feminine
Other words from feminine
- fem·i·nine·ly, adverb
- fem·i·nine·ness, noun
- an·ti·fem·i·nine, adjective
- an·ti·fem·i·nine·ly, adverb
- an·ti·fem·i·nine·ness, noun
- half-fem·i·nine, adjective
- hy·per·fem·i·nine, adjective
- hy·per·fem·i·nine·ly, adverb
- hy·per·fem·i·nine·ness, noun
- o·ver·fem·i·nine, adjective
- o·ver·fem·i·nine·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·fem·i·nine, adjective
- su·per·fem·i·nine, adjective
- ul·tra·fem·i·nine, adjective
- un·fem·i·nine, adjective
- un·fem·i·nine·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with feminine
Words Nearby feminine
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How to use feminine in a sentence
Often, I came across feminine characters on the street that walked with an exaggerated animation, hips swaying as though they were models, sauntering down a catwalk.
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ is a thrill ride through an ugly, unexamined world | Elise Favis | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostWomen’s cycling apparel maker Machines for Freedom is known for its boldly feminine, eye-catching floral prints.
At one point in my teens I was seen as a person who was too feminine.
A non-binary Cuban artist is born again in Spain | Yariel Valdés González | October 16, 2020 | Washington BladeIn that case, Ann Hopkins received advice from her employer that, if she wanted to make partner at the firm, she should act more feminine.
I think that a lot of people thought, well, you’re saying girls can’t be feminine.
Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (Ep. 394) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 24, 2019 | Freakonomics
The looks were slightly more feminine (and by slightly, we really mean slightly).
All other issues—racial, feminine, even environmental—need to fit around this central objective.
These crimes of fashion proved the men were feminine and thus gay and therefore worthy of incarceration.
In Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen defends the novel against critics who dismiss it as frivolous and feminine.
“I had this feminine, classical image [of myself] that would have totally been destroyed,” she said.
This unreasoning, feminine obstinacy so wrought upon him that he permitted himself a smile and a lapse into irony and banter.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniUnder all man's dreams of eternal gods and eternal heavens lies man's passion for the eternal feminine.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThe plain furniture was stiffly arranged, and there was no litter of clothing or small feminine belongings.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonShe made me a profound and graceful curtsey—feminine homage to my budding manhood.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowHer eyes are in a measure open now, but it is too late, and she rebels in the usual futile feminine way.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for feminine
/ (ˈfɛmɪnɪn) /
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
Origin of feminine
1Derived forms of feminine
- femininely, adverb
- feminineness, noun
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