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feminization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌfɛmɪnɪˈzeɪʃən/ (US)

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 *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English feminize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English feminization From feminize + -ation.

Meanings

1. The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
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2. The development of female sex characteristics.
3. The increasing in female population or participation.

Forms

Antonyms

masculisation · masculinisation · masculinization · masculization

Deriveds

refeminization · overfeminization · hyperfeminization

Synonyms

femalization

Translations (23)

ca feminització (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · pl feminizacja (development of female sex characteristics) · pl feminizacja (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · fr féminisation (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · ka ფემინიზაცია (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · pt feminização (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · ca feminització (development of female sex characteristics) · pl ukobiecenie (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · it femminilizzazione (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · de Feminisation (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · de Feminisation (development of female sex characteristics) · de Feminisierung (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · gl feminización (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · de Feminisierung (development of female sex characteristics) · es feminización (development of female sex characteristics) · ka ფემინიზაცია (development of female sex characteristics) · pt feminização (development of female sex characteristics) · de Verweiblichung (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · es feminización (act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized) · de Verweiblichung (development of female sex characteristics) · fi feminisaatio (development of female sex characteristics) · it femminilizzazione (development of female sex characteristics) · gl feminización (development of female sex characteristics)