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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

feminine of center en · ADJ

Etymology

Modelled on the slightly earlier masculine of center (and more generally, left of center, right of center).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, usually) Having a gender identity or presentation that is on the feminine side; femme.
    • Moreover, Miss Andry was the only participant who identified feminine of center. When taking into consideration the social forces faced by a feminine of center person on a dating app like Grindr, an app oriented for men who have sex with men ... 2020, D. Nicole Farris, D'Lane R. Compton, Andrea P. Herrera, Gender, Sexuality and Race in the Digital Age, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 133:
    • This is also gendered: it is women and feminine-of-centre people who are producing these forms of activism as well as being fodder for appropriation. What started as resistance and critique by people with limited capital to participate in ... 2016, Charlotte Cooper, Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement, Intellect Books, →ISBN:

Forms

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feminine-of-centre alternative lexicographic
feminine of centre alternative lexicographic
more feminine of center Degree=Cmp lexicographic
feminine-of-center alternative lexicographic
most feminine of center Degree=Sup lexicographic

Coordinates

masculine of center

Synonyms

feminine-leaning