feminine
/ˈfɛmənɪn/
noun
- 1
That which is feminine.
- 2
(possibly obsolete) A woman.
- 3
(grammar) The feminine gender.
- 4
(grammar) A word of the feminine gender.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.
- 3
Belonging to females; typically used by females.
“Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names.”
- 4
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.
- 5
(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
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