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feminine

/ˈfɛmənɪn/

noun

Meaning

  • That which is feminine.

  • (possibly obsolete) A woman.

  • (grammar) The feminine gender.

  • (grammar) A word of the feminine gender.

adjective

Meaning

  • Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.

  • Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.

  • Belonging to females; typically used by females.

    "Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names."

  • Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.

  • (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.

Synonyms

caring,
ladylike,
nurturing,
female,
womanly