transfeminine

American  

[trans-fem-uh-nin] / ˌtrænsˈfɛm ə nɪn /

Or trans-feminine

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person who was assigned male at birth but whose gender identity is more female than male.

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Etymology

Origin of transfeminine

First recorded in 2010–15; trans- ( def. 4 ) + feminine ( def. )

Example Sentences

If ever an actress was born to play a role, it’s Ms. Grande as the ultra-feminine Glinda, a girl who seems to be spun out of cotton candy and floats around in a literal bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

In one scene Calamity Jane and the ultra-feminine Katie Brown set up home together, singing A Woman’s Touch.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2018

On the top floor, Vernon created a cocoon-like suite for herself in rich, ultra-feminine pastels.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2017

Here, brands and designers, including Constas, put their spin on the ultra-feminine ruffle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2017

Fauvette was a little, blue-eyed, fluffy-haired, clinging, cuddly, ultra-feminine specimen who hung on to Raymonde like a limpet.

From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol