 feminine |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] associated with women and not with men | |
| Examples: | "feminine intuition" |
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| Related terms: | masculine female powder-puff powder-puff maidenlike fair female female | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (grammar) of grammatical gender | |
| Related terms: | masculine neuter | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable | |
| Examples: | "a feminine ending" |
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| Related terms: | music unstressed | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman | |
| Synonyms: | womanly | |
| Examples: | "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" |
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| Related terms: | unwomanly womanlike matronly | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (grammar) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female | |
| Related terms: | gender | |
| Similar spelling: |
femininity |
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