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feminine

/ˈfɛmɪnɪn/noun, adjective3 syllables

Feminine means: associated with women and not with men.

Synonyms for feminine22

adjective, as in associated with women and not with men

fair, female, distaff, maidenlike, maidenly, powder-puff

adjective, as in befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman

womanly, matronly, womanlike

adjective, as in (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable

unstressed

also used for feminine

caring, ladylike, nurturing, beauty, fem, femme, girlish, girly, ladyish, womanish, Of a man, camp

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Opposites of feminine

masculine, neuter

What does feminine mean?5

adjective

1

associated with women and not with men“feminine intuition”

2

befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman“womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion”

3

(music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable“a feminine ending”

4

female (of grammatical gender)

noun

1

a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Feminine in a sentence

  • If a woman masturbates, she will secrete female hormones and become more feminine.Grayster
  • Caring, empathy, and sensitivity aren't feminine traits, but human ones.Miktsoanit
  • Russian nouns can be masculine, feminine, or neuter.ddnktr
  • The blue, blue ocean has a feminine beauty.58mph
  • The more feminine a woman is, the more attractive she is to a man.Amastan
  • Sanitary napkin, tampon, feminine protection -- all those terms mean the same thing.Lebensfreude
  • Which kind of voice did you hear: feminine or masculine?iiujik
  • She has a feminine insight into human behavior.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of feminine

as a noun

plural
feminines