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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cisfeminine en · ADJ

Etymology

From cis- + feminine.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to female cisgender people or experiences.
    • At the beginning of Parachute_Silks's fem!Sherlock/fem!John story, "Categories," for example, a young female Sherlock tries to keep her university boyfriend, Sebastian, interested in her, first by pretending to fulfill traditional cisfeminine stereotypes: […] 2018, Ann K. McClellan, Sherlock's World: Fan Fiction and the Reimagining of BBC's Sherlock, page 129:
    • Drawing on NCAVP transgender homicide data, research has found that transfeminine Black and Latina individuals are at significantly higher risk for homicide than cisfeminine counterparts. 2020, Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz & Carolyn M. West, "The Intersections of Race and Immigration", in Transgender Intimate Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Introduction (Adam M. Messinger & Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz), page 143
    • And it's in Scott's interview that the issue of transgender women not necessarily wanting to sound cisfeminine comes up. 2019, Jane Settler, Your Voice Speaks Volumes: It's Not What You Say, But How You Say It, page 171:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most cisfeminine Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cisfeminine Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Coordinates

transfeminine

Relateds

cisfemininity

Translations (2)

fr cis-féminin (Translations) · pl ciskobiecy (Translations)