feminine en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛmənɪn/
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin fēminīnusder. Old French femininbor. Middle English femynyne English feminine From Middle English feminine, femynyne, femynyn, from Old French feminin, feminine, from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-eh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”). Related to fetus, feminism, filial, fellatio.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to the female gender.
- Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.
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Belonging to females; typically used by females.
Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names.
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Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive, sensual; womanly.
Her letters are remarkably deficient in feminine ease and grace.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:Her heavenly form Angelic, but more soft and feminine.
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:Ninias being esteemed no man of warre at all, but altogether feminine, and subject to ease and delicacy.
1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):
- (of a noun) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions. ▸ Being of the feminine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
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(of another part of speech) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions. ▸ Being inflected in agreement with a feminine noun.
Women's names were formed in the same way as men's, but with feminine terminations […]
1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiii:
- (of any word, qualifier:Mongolic languages) Having the vowel harmony of a front vowel.
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Following or ending on an unstressed syllable.
Feminine caesura, feminine catalexis, feminine ending, feminine rhyme.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more feminine | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| fœminine | alternative, hypercorrect, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| femenine | alternative, misspelling | lexicographic | |
| f. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| most feminine | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| f | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
androgynous · neuter · male (of the female sex) · masculine (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender) · manly (of the female sex) · butch (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender) · manly · masculine · masculine
Coordinates
masculine · common · masculine · neuter · common · neuter · masculine
Deriveds
feminine of center · feminize · antifeminine · superfeminine · overfeminine · femininization · transfeminine · feminineness · femininity · feminoid · feminine ending · feminine caesura · femininism · hyperfeminine · nonfeminine · feminine rhyme · pseudofeminine · suprafeminine · femininely · femininize · cisfeminine · feminine product · ultrafeminine · unfeminine · masculofeminine · feminine hygiene · infeminine
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
wifish · housewifish · wifey · uxorial · housewifey · housewifely · wifely
Relateds
Synonyms
femme (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender) · soft · girlish · unmanly · maidenly · swish · feminine · womanish · beauty (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender) · caring (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender) · ladyish · female (of the female sex) · Of a man · effeminate · unmasculine · fem · fruity · matronly · epicene · girly · female · female · ladylike (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender) · camp · womanly (of the female sex) · nurturing (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender)
Translations (256)
kk әйелдік (of the female sex) · ceb pangbabaye (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · mk женски (having the qualities associated with women) · fi naispuolinen (of the female sex) · vo vomik (belonging to females) · lv sievišķīgs (belonging to females) · tr dişil (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · pa زَنانہ (having the qualities associated with women) · uk жіно́чий (belonging to females) · be жано́чы (belonging to females) · oc femenin (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · sv kvinnlig (belonging to females) · fi naismainen (having the qualities associated with women) · ko 여자답다 (of the female sex) · cmn 女性的 (of the female sex) · fi naisten (belonging to females) · ka ქალური (having the qualities associated with women) · la fēminīnus (having the qualities associated with women) · es de mujeres (belonging to females) · pt feminino (belonging to females) · uk жіно́чий (having the qualities associated with women) · da kvindelig (having the qualities associated with women) · nn feminin (belonging to females) · de feminin (belonging to females) · te స్త్రీలింగము (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · la fēminīnus (of the female sex) · lv sieviešu (having the qualities associated with women) · uk жіно́цький (having the qualities associated with women) · zza mayki (diq) (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · he נקבה (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · el γυναικείος (belonging to females) · id feminin (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · sl ženski (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · yi פֿעמינין (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · nap femminile (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ja 女らしい (having the qualities associated with women) · alt тижи (having the qualities associated with women) · nb feminin (of the female sex) · alt тижи (belonging to females) · la fēminīnus (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · sv kvinnlig (having the qualities associated with women) · ru феминный (having the qualities associated with women) · ru же́нский (of the female sex) · ga baineann (of the female sex) · be жано́цкі (of the female sex) · ko 여자답다 (having the qualities associated with women) · sv feminin (having the qualities associated with women) · tr feminen (having the qualities associated with women) · fi naaras- (of the female sex) · br benel (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · gd banail (having the qualities associated with women) · sk dievčenský (belonging to females) · es femenino (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · it femminile (having the qualities associated with women) · hsb žónski ród (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · lv sieviešu (of the female sex) · ja 女性らしい (of the female sex) · vo vomik (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · bg же́нски (having the qualities associated with women) · ka მდედრობითი სქესი (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ru же́нственный (having the qualities associated with women) · ro feminin (having the qualities associated with women) · gd boireann (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · hu nőnemű (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ru же́нский (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · alt тижи (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · vi giống cái (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ka ქალური (of the female sex) · is kvenkyns- (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · mk женски (belonging to females) · gv bwoirrin (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · de feminin (having the qualities associated with women) · pa زَنانہ (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ja 女性 (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · sq femëror (having the qualities associated with women) · zza mayki (diq) (of the female sex) · zza maykek (belonging to females) · lv sievišķs (having the qualities associated with women) · alt тижи (of the female sex) · tr dişil (of the female sex) · gl feminino (having the qualities associated with women) · be жано́чы (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · zza nerimako (belonging to females) · eo ina (of the female sex) · fi feminiininen (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · hu női (belonging to females) · el θηλυκός (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · cs ženský (of the female sex) · mk женски (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · lv sieviešu (belonging to females) · be жано́чы (having the qualities associated with women) · da kvindelig (of the female sex) · nn feminin (having the qualities associated with women) · pt feminino (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ko 녀성 (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · sk ženský (belonging to females) · sk ženský (of the female sex) · cs ženský (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · cmn 女性的 (belonging to females) · zza maki (diq) (of the female sex) · fa زنانه (having the qualities associated with women) · es femenil (belonging to females) · ka ქალური (belonging to females) · cy benywaidd (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · uk жіно́чий (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · hy կնոջ (belonging to females) · lv sieviešu (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · bg же́нски (of the female sex) · hu nőies (having the qualities associated with women) · uk жіно́чий (of the female sex) · pa ਇਸਤਰੀਲਿੰਗ (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · lv sievišķs (belonging to females) · mr स्त्रीलिंगी (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · nn feminin (of the female sex) · fr féminin (having the qualities associated with women) · fy froulik (having the qualities associated with women) · lv sievišķīgs (of the female sex) · lt moteriškas (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · kw benow (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ce зударийн род (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ja 女性的な (having the qualities associated with women) · pa زَنانہ (of the female sex) · sh жѐнскӣ (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · fo kvinnuligur (of the female sex) · grc θηλυκός (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · fy froulik (belonging to females) · zza mari (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · mr स्त्रैण (of the female sex) · lt moteriškos giminės (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · am የሴት (of the female sex) · mt femminili (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · vi nữ giới (of the female sex) · kcg a̱nap (of the female sex) · gl feminino (of the female sex) · sv kvinnlig (of the female sex) · mga banamail (having the qualities associated with women) · da feminin (having the qualities associated with women) · cmn 女性的 (having the qualities associated with women) · it femminile (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · vi nữ tính (having the qualities associated with women) · pa ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ (of the female sex) · hi स्त्रीलिंग (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ko 여성 (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · de weiblich (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · es femenino (having the qualities associated with women) · de feminin (of the female sex) · gv bwoirrin (belonging to females) · fi feminiininen (having the qualities associated with women) · bg же́нски (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · sv feminin (of the female sex) · ps ښځينه (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ja 女らしい (of the female sex) · nb feminin (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · bg же́нски (belonging to females) · el γυναικείος (having the qualities associated with women) · gl feminino (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · de weiblich (belonging to females) · ar مُؤَنَّث (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · sk ženský (having the qualities associated with women) · ro femeiesc (having the qualities associated with women) · ru же́нский (belonging to females) · fy froulik (of the female sex) · tr kadınsı (having the qualities associated with women) · ko 녀자답다 (of the female sex) · lt moteriškas (having the qualities associated with women) · fi naisellinen (having the qualities associated with women) · lv sievišķīgs (having the qualities associated with women) · la muliebris (having the qualities associated with women) · ca femenívol (belonging to females) · ko 여성의 (belonging to females) · ar نِسَائِيّ (of the female sex) · sv feminin (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · bg же́нствен (having the qualities associated with women) · pl kobiecy (having the qualities associated with women) · pl żeński (of the female sex) · zza feminem (having the qualities associated with women) · pt feminino (of the female sex) · ja 女性の (belonging to females) · grc θῆλυς (of the female sex) · gv bwoirrin (having the qualities associated with women) · cmn 陰性的 /阴性的 (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ga baineann (having the qualities associated with women) · ceb pangbabaye (belonging to females) · es femenino (of the female sex) · id feminin (having the qualities associated with women) · sh žènskī (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · vo vomik (of the female sex) · ja 女の (of the female sex) · ja フェミニンな (having the qualities associated with women) · it femminile (of the female sex) · rop gelwan (of the female sex) · nl vrouwelijk (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · nb hunkjønn (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · uk жіно́чний (having the qualities associated with women) · km ភេទស្រី (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · hi स्त्रैण (having the qualities associated with women) · hi स्त्रैण (of the female sex) · sk ženský (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · fi napsu (having the qualities associated with women) · ps ښځينه (of the female sex) · fi naaraspuolinen (of the female sex) · id feminin (of the female sex) · pt feminino (having the qualities associated with women) · hu nőnemű (of the female sex) · ga baininscneach (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ko 나약하다 (having the qualities associated with women) · ps ښځينه (belonging to females) · hi स्त्रैण (belonging to females) · la femininus (belonging to females) · mr बायकी (having the qualities associated with women) · hy իգական (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · mk женствен (having the qualities associated with women) · nb feminin (belonging to females) · ka მდედრობითი (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · gv benoil (having the qualities associated with women) · gv bwoirrin (of the female sex) · fr féminin (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · de feminin (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · hy իգական (of the female sex) · fr féminin (belonging to females) · sv feminin (belonging to females) · ca femení (belonging to females) · ko 녀성의 (belonging to females) · pa ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ (having the qualities associated with women) · fr féminin (of the female sex) · it femminile (belonging to females) · nn feminin (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · be жано́цкі (having the qualities associated with women) · eo ina (having the qualities associated with women) · vo vomik (having the qualities associated with women) · pl żeński (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · sq femëror (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · de weiblich (having the qualities associated with women) · lv sieviešu dzimtes (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · ko 녀자답다 (having the qualities associated with women) · hu nőstény (of the female sex) · id feminin (belonging to females) · de weiblich (of the female sex) · ur مُؤَنَّث (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · da hunkøns- (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) · da kvinde- (belonging to females) · es femenino (belonging to females) · lv sievišķs (of the female sex) · hy կանացի (having the qualities associated with women) · da feminin (belonging to females) · ps ښځينه (having the qualities associated with women) · ca femenívol (having the qualities associated with women) · be жано́чы (of the female sex) · nb feminin (having the qualities associated with women) · ka მდედრობითი (of the female sex) · ru же́нский (having the qualities associated with women) · el θηλυκός (of the female sex) · rup feamin (having the qualities associated with women) · txb klaiññe (of the female sex) · hu női (of the female sex) · or ସ୍ତ୍ରୈଣ (of the female sex)