femininity

[ fem-uh-nin-i-tee ]

/ ˌfɛm əˈnɪn ɪ ti /

noun

the quality of being feminine; womanliness.

women collectively.

Nearby words

femineity, feminine, feminine caesura, feminine ending, feminine rhyme, femininity, femininity complex, feminism, feminist, feminization, feminize

Also fe·min·i·ty

[fi-min-i-tee] /fɪˈmɪn ɪ ti/.

Origin of femininity

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

Related forms

hy·per·fem·i·nin·i·ty, nouno·ver·fem·i·nin·i·ty, nounsu·per·fem·i·nin·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for feminity

Lily had something of a business turn in spite of her feminity.
By the Light of the Soul|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
He seemed to catch a glimpse of dreadful depths of feminity which daunted his masculine mind.
The Shoulders of Atlas|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
As far as feminity is known, or can ever be known, one dominant impulse has never wavered or weakened.
Americans and Others|Agnes Repplier
This problem of feminity and childhood which he had confronted was too much for him.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

The result of this in man is that there is no pure masculinity or feminity either in the biological or psychological sense.
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex|Sigmund Freud

British Dictionary definitions for feminity

femininity

/ (ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ) /

noun

the quality of being feminine

womanhood

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