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femininity

American  
[fem-uh-nin-i-tee] / ˌfɛm əˈnɪn ɪ ti /
Also feminity

noun

  1. the quality of being feminine; womanliness.

  2. women collectively.

  3. effeminacy.


femininity British  
/ ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the quality of being feminine

  2. womanhood

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • hyperfemininity noun
  • overfemininity noun
  • superfemininity noun

Etymology

Origin of femininity

First recorded in 1350–1400, femininity is from the Middle English word femininite. See feminine, -ity

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The pieces designed by Hartnell, often with a fitted waist and full skirt, "accentuated her femininity, rather than attempting to mask or hide it", she adds.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

The handmade stoneware tiles of Florencia Rothschild at Wishbone honor femininity and self-care in mural-like assemblages of nudes engaging in yoga, Pilates and rest, foregrounding the human form without sexualizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

After the acclaim for her breakthrough album, El Mal Querer, which fused flamenco with R&B rhythms, and her genre-defying follow-up, Motomami, Rosalia offers an orchestral meditation on faith and femininity.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actor who redefined onscreen femininity with her sharp humor, offbeat charm and unapologetic individuality, has died at 79, according to People.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

I was a Miss Teen Dream, it is the ideal of femininity.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray