FEMININE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Feminine

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Latin femininus, from femina ‘woman’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɛmɪnɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

having qualities or an appearance traditionally associated with women or girls

Short Definition:

having qualities traditionally associated with women

Examples:
  • the snowdrops gave a feminine touch to the table
Definition:

of or denoting a gender of nouns and adjectives, conventionally regarded as female.

Short Definition:

referring to gender of nouns and adjectives regarded as female

Word: Feminine

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɛmɪnɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the female sex or gender

Short Definition:

female sex or gender

Examples:
  • the association of the arts with the feminine
Definition:

a feminine word or form.

Short Definition:

feminine word or form

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