feminine

[ fem-uh-nin ]

/ ˈfɛm ə nɪn /

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adjective

pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.

having qualities traditionally ascribed to women, as sensitivity or gentleness.

effeminate; womanish: a man with a feminine walk.

belonging to the female sex; female: feminine staff members.

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 Grammar.

the feminine gender.

a noun or other element in or marking that gender.

Origin of feminine

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: feminine of feminin < L of fēminīnus, equivalent to fēmin(a) woman (see fetus) + -īnus -ine¹

SYNONYMS FOR feminine

2 See female.

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OTHER WORDS FROM feminine

fem·i·nine·ly, adverb fem·i·nine·ness, noun an·ti·fem·i·nine, adjective an·ti·fem·i·nine·ly, adverb

an·ti·fem·i·nine·ness, noun half-fem·i·nine, adjective hy·per·fem·i·nine, adjective hy·per·fem·i·nine·ly, adverb hy·per·fem·i·nine·ness, noun o·ver·fem·i·nine, adjective o·ver·fem·i·nine·ly, adverb pseu·do·fem·i·nine, adjective su·per·fem·i·nine, adjective ul·tra·fem·i·nine, adjective un·fem·i·nine, adjective un·fem·i·nine·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH feminine

female feminine (see synonym study at female) effeminate effete feminine womanish womanly (see synonym study at womanly)

Words nearby feminine

feme-sole trader, femic, femicide, feminacy, femineity, feminine, feminine caesura, feminine ending, feminine rhyme, femininity, femininity complex

Example sentences from the Web for unfeminine

Impute not then to arrogance, or worse, Unfeminine delight, that here I stand Prepared to lead to deeds of ghastly carnage.

Joan of Arc |Jane Alice Sargant
“So glad to see you, Captain Stride,” she said, shaking hands with unfeminine heartiness.

Charlie to the Rescue |R.M. Ballantyne
We have always thought it a most unfeminine fancy for a lady to enjoy eating the head of any thing, and the brain particularly.

Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book |Eliza Leslie
She was tall, but not so tall as to be unfeminine in her height.

The Bertrams |Anthony Trollope

The Countess had a not unfeminine weakness for champagne, and old Mr. Bonner's cellar was well and choicely stocked.

Evan Harrington, Complete |George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for unfeminine

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 of feminine

femininely, adverb feminineness, noun

Word Origin for feminine

C14: from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina woman

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adjective

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feminine

adjective

noun Grammar.

Origin of feminine

SYNONYMS FOR feminine

OTHER WORDS FROM feminine

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH feminine

Words nearby feminine

Words related to unfeminine

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