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feminine
[ fem-uh-nin ]
adjective
- 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.”
noun
- the feminine gender.
- a noun or other element in or marking the feminine gender.
feminine
/ ˈfɛmɪnɪn /
adjective
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈfemininely, adverb
- ˈfeminineness, noun
Other Words From
- femi·nine·ly adverb
- femi·nine·ness noun
- anti·femi·nine adjective
- anti·femi·nine·ly adverb
- anti·femi·nine·ness noun
- half-femi·nine adjective
- hyper·femi·nine adjective
- hyper·femi·nine·ly adverb
- hyper·femi·nine·ness noun
- over·femi·nine adjective
- over·femi·nine·ly adverb
- pseudo·femi·nine adjective
- super·femi·nine adjective
- ultra·femi·nine adjective
- un·femi·nine adjective
- un·femi·nine·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of feminine1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Back in the makeup chair, robe on, she thinks out loud while her lipstick is being wiped off: “I don’t know what I’d do with a son, you know? I’m so feminine.”
Flack’s emotional maturity helped expand the contemporary definitions of Black music and brought in a feminine perspective that helped plant the seed for artists such as Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and India Arie.
Chocolate, which was once a symbol of power and virility, took on more feminine connotations once women could enjoy it.
The film series, starring Renée Zellweger in the titular role, makes Bridget’s struggle between backward ideas of feminine self-loathing and her intrepid quest for love even more palatable for the average viewer.
In one post, she shared a picture of her Saudi ID photo next to her new feminine look and the post went viral.
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