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femininity
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.femininity (ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ) n1. the quality of being feminine2. womanhoodfem•i•nin•i•ty (ˌfɛm əˈnɪn ɪ ti)
n. 1. the quality of being feminine; womanliness. 2. women collectively. 3. effeminacy. Sometimes, fe•min•i•ty (fɪˈmɪn ɪ ti) [1350–1400]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | femininity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for womenmuliebritytrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturewomanlike, womanliness - the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult femaleladylikeness - behavior befitting a ladymaidenliness - behavior befitting a young maidengirlishness - being characteristic of a girleffeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness, softness - the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"masculinity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men |
femininitynoun womanliness, delicacy, softness, womanhood, gentleness, girlishness, feminineness, muliebrity the drudgery behind the ideology of motherhood and femininityfemininitynoun1. The quality or condition of being feminine:femaleness, feminineness, womanliness.2. Women in general:distaff, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind, womenfolk.3. The quality of being effeminate:effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness.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） femininity
femininity the characteristics associated with the female sex. The historical (often masculinist) study of femininity documents feminine identity linked to passivity nurturing, co-operation, gentleness and relation to motherhood, with an emphasis upon the relegation of women to the private sphere, the sphere of domesticity Feminists and sociologists have challenged the stereotypes relating to ‘femininity’, ‘feminine identity’ and the binary categories man/mind, woman/nature which dominate many conceptions of sexual difference, including the reduction of sociocultural processes to biological givens. For French feminist theorists (e.g. CIXOUS, KRISTEVA) ‘feminine’ is an arbitrary category given to woman's appearance or behaviour by patriarchy For Sue Lees (Sugar and Spice: Sexuality and Adolescent Girls, 1993), changing the social constructions of masculinity and femininity will mean a fundamental shift in our conceptions of femininity and MASCULINITY within the context of dominant conceptions of rationality and moralityFemininityBelphoebeperfect maidenhood; epithet of Elizabeth I. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene]Darnel, Aureliapersonification of femininity. [Br. Lit.: Sir Launcelot Greaves]Miss Americawinner of beauty contest; femininity high among virtues desired. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 445]femininity
Synonyms for femininitynoun womanlinessSynonyms- womanliness
- delicacy
- softness
- womanhood
- gentleness
- girlishness
- feminineness
- muliebrity
Synonyms for femininitynoun the quality or condition of being feminineSynonyms- femaleness
- feminineness
- womanliness
noun women in generalSynonyms- distaff
- muliebrity
- womanhood
- womankind
- womenfolk
noun the quality of being effeminateSynonyms- effeminacy
- effeminateness
- sissiness
- unmanliness
- womanishness
Synonyms for femininitynoun the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for womenSynonymsRelated Words- trait
- womanlike
- womanliness
- ladylikeness
- maidenliness
- girlishness
- effeminacy
- effeminateness
- sissiness
- unmanliness
- womanishness
- softness
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