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feminine
fem·i·nine F0075600 (fĕm′ə-nĭn)adj.1. Of or relating to women or girls.2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to women, such as demureness. 3. Effeminate; womanish.4. Grammar Relating or belonging to the gender of words or forms that refer chiefly to females or to things grammatically classified as female.n. Grammar 1. The feminine gender.2. A word or form belonging to the feminine gender.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina, woman; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
fem′i·nine·ly adv.fem′i·nine·ness, fem′i·nin′i·ty (-nĭn′ĭ-tē) n.feminine (ˈfɛmɪnɪn) adj1. suitable to or characteristic of a woman: a feminine fashion. 2. possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a woman3. effeminate; womanish4. (Grammar) grammar a. 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 referentsb. (as noun): German Zeit 'time' and Ehe 'marriage' are feminines. [C14: from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina woman] ˈfemininely adv ˈfeminineness nfem•i•nine (ˈfɛm ə nɪn)
adj. 1. pertaining to or characteristic of women or girls: feminine attire. 2. having qualities or characteristics traditionally ascribed to women, as sensitivity, delicacy, or prettiness. 3. effeminate; womanish. 4. belonging to the female sex; female. 5. of, pertaining to, or being the grammatical gender that has among its members most nouns referring to females, as well as other nouns, as Latin stella “star” or German Zeit “time.” n. 6. the feminine gender. 7. a word or other form in or marking the feminine gender. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fēminīnus] fem′i•nine•ly, adv. syn: See female. female feminine1. 'female'Female means 'relating to the sex that can have babies'. You can use female as an adjective to talk about either people or animals. There has been a rise in the number of female employees.A female toad may lay 20,000 eggs each season.You can also use female as a noun to talk about animals. The male fertilizes the female's eggs.He saw a family of lions a big male, a beautiful female, and two cubs.In scientific contexts, female is sometimes used as a noun to refer to women or girls. The condition affects both males and females.People sometimes use female to talk about young women, in order to avoid using 'woman' or 'girl'. He asked if a white female of a certain age had checked into the hotel.2. 'feminine'Feminine means 'typical of women, rather than men'. The bedroom has a light, feminine look.She is a calm, reasonable and deeply feminine woman.Don't use 'feminine' to talk about animals. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  feminine - a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as femalegender, grammatical gender - a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness | | Adj. | 1. | feminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"female - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"feminine - of grammatical gendermasculine - associated with men and not with women | | 2. | feminine - of grammatical genderfeminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"masculine - of grammatical genderneuter - of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun" | | 3. | feminine - befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"womanly | | 4. | feminine - (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannerunstressed - not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" |
feminineadjective1. womanly, pretty, soft, gentle, tender, modest, delicate, graceful, girlie, girlish, ladylike the ideal of feminine beauty
womanly rough, manly, masculine, butch, Amazonian, virile, mannish, unfeminine, indelicate, unladylike, unwomanly2. effeminate, camp (informal), weak, unmanly, effete, womanish, unmasculine men with feminine gesturesfeminineadjective1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women:distaff, female, womanish, womanly.2. Having qualities more appropriate to women than to men:effeminate, epicene, sissified, sissyish, unmanly, womanish.Translationsfeminine (ˈfeminin) adjective1. of a woman. a feminine voice. 女性的 女性的2. with all the essential qualities of a woman. She was a very feminine person. 女性化的 女子气的3. in certain languages, of one of usually two or three genders of nouns etc. 陰性的(語法) 阴性的（语法） ˌfemiˈninity noun the quality of being feminine. She never used her femininity to win the argument. 女人的氣質 女人的气质ˈfeminism noun the thought and actions of people who want to make women's (legal, political, social etc) rights equal to those of men. 男女平等主義 女权主义（男女平等主义） ˈfeminist noun a supporter of feminism. 男女平等主義者 女权主义者（男女平等主义者） EncyclopediaSeefemininitySee FEM
See FEMfeminine
Synonyms for feminineadj womanlySynonyms- womanly
- pretty
- soft
- gentle
- tender
- modest
- delicate
- graceful
- girlie
- girlish
- ladylike
Antonyms- rough
- manly
- masculine
- butch
- Amazonian
- virile
- mannish
- unfeminine
- indelicate
- unladylike
- unwomanly
adj effeminateSynonyms- effeminate
- camp
- weak
- unmanly
- effete
- womanish
- unmasculine
Synonyms for feminineadj of, relating to, or characteristic of womenSynonyms- distaff
- female
- womanish
- womanly
adj having qualities more appropriate to women than to menSynonyms- effeminate
- epicene
- sissified
- sissyish
- unmanly
- womanish
Synonyms for femininenoun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as femaleRelated Wordsadj associated with women and not with menRelated WordsAntonymsadj of grammatical genderRelated WordsAntonymsadj befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature womanSynonymsadj (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllableRelated Words |