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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 “t.”
noun
- the feminine gender.
- a noun or other element in or marking the feminine gender.
feminine
/ ˈɛɪɪ /
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
- ˈڱԾԱ, adverb
- ˈڱԾԱԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڱi·ԾԱ· adverb
- ڱi·ԾԱ·Ա noun
- t·ڱi·ԾԱ adjective
- anti·ڱi·ԾԱ· adverb
- anti·ڱi·ԾԱ·Ա noun
- -ڱi·ԾԱ adjective
- p·ڱi·ԾԱ adjective
- hyper·ڱi·ԾԱ· adverb
- hyper·ڱi·ԾԱ·Ա noun
- v·ڱi·ԾԱ adjective
- over·ڱi·ԾԱ· adverb
- d·ڱi·ԾԱ adjective
- p·ڱi·ԾԱ adjective
- ܱt·ڱi·ԾԱ adjective
- ܲ·ڱi·ԾԱ adjective
- un·ڱi·ԾԱ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of feminine1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“By the end of the 17th century, you just don’t put sugar on savory things anymore, especially not in salads. Only a ‘feminine palate’ put sugar on salad.
She wore gloves to hide her feminine hands.
I want a rewrite of "Just A Girl," but about that rather literal definition of feminine receptivity.
Her father wanted a more conventionally feminine daughter, while Willis was happier as a tomboy.
Some of these emotions and experiences keep us in constant balance between feminine and masculine energy.
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