fem·i·nine (f m  -n n)adj. 1. Of or relating to women or girls. See Synonyms at female. 2. Characterized by or possessing qualities generally attributed to a woman. 3. Effeminate; womanish. 4. Grammar Designating or belonging to the gender of words or grammatical forms that refer chiefly to females or to things classified as female. n. Grammar 1. The feminine gender. 2. A word or form belonging to the feminine gender. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin f  min nus, from fmina, woman; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]fem i·nine·ly adv.fem i·nine·ness n. |
feminine [ˈfɛmɪnɪn]
adj
1. suitable to or characteristic of a woman a feminine fashion
2. possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a woman
3. effeminate; womanish
4. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar
a. denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns, occurring in many inflected languages, that includes all kinds of referents as well as some female animate referents
b. (as noun) German Zeit ``time'' and Ehe ``marriage'' are feminines
[from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina woman]
femininely adv
feminineness n
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| Noun | 1. |  feminine - a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as femalegender, grammatical gender - a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness |
| Adj. | 1. | feminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition" female - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries" feminine - of grammatical gender masculine - associated with men and not with women |
| 2. | feminine - of grammatical gender feminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition" masculine - of grammatical gender neuter - of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun" | |
| 3. | feminine - befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" | |
| 4. | feminine - (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner unstressed - not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" |
feminine
Translations
feminine [ˈfemɪnɪn]
feminine
adj
n (Gram) → Femininum nt
feminine [ˈfɛmɪnɪn]
feminine [ˈfɛmɪnɪn]
feminine [ˈfɛmɪnɪn]
adj feminine [ˈfeminin]
1 of a woman a feminine voice. vrouestem; vroulike أنْثَوي женски ženský feminin; kvindelig weiblich γυναικείος femenino nais(e)- زنانه naismainen féminin נָשִׁי स्त्रैण ženski női(es) tentang wanita kven-, kvenlegur femminile 女の 여자의 moters, moteriškas sieviešu- wanita vrouwelijk kvinnelig, feminin kobiecy feminino feminin; de femeie женский ženský ženski ženski kvinno-, kvinnlig เกี่ยวกับเพศหญิง kadınsı, kadınımsı 女性的 жіночий زنانہ thuộc hoặc như phụ nữ 女性的
2 with all the essential qualities of a woman She was a very feminine person. vroulike persoon نَسَوي женствена ženský feminin; kvindelig fraulich, feminin θηλυκός, θηλυπρεπής femenino naiselik زن منش naisellinen féminin נָשִׁי स्त्रियोचित ženstven női(es) feminin kvenlegur femminile 女らしい 여자다운 moteriškas sievišķīgs feminin vrouwelijk kvinnelig, feminin kobiecy feminino feminin женственный ženský ženstven ženstven feminin, kvinnlig เกี่ยวกับลักษณะของผู้หญิง kadınsı, dişil 女子氣的 жіночий زنانہ خصوصیات کا حامل có những tính chất hoặc vẻ ngoài được coi là đặc trưng của phụ nữ 女子气的
3 in certain languages, of one of usually two or three genders of nouns etc. vroulik مُؤَنَّث женски пол ženský hunkøn weiblich θηλυκό γένος femenino naissugu مونث feminiinisukuinen féminin מִין נְקֵבָה स्त्रिलिंग ženski (rod) nőnemű feminin kvenkyns-, í kvenkyni femminile 女性 (形) の [문법] 여성의 moteriškosios giminės sieviešu [] feminin vrouwelijk hunkjønns- żeński feminino feminin женского рода ženský ženski spol ženski rod feminin ที่เป็นเพศหญิง (ใช้ในภาษาบางภาษาที่มีการแบ่งเพศของคำนาม) dişil 陰性的(語法) жіночого роду مؤنث کا صیغہ (ngôn ngữ học) thuộc giống cái 阴性的（语法）
n femiˈninity
the quality of being feminine She never used her femininity to win the argument. vroulikheid أنوثَه женственост ženskost femininitet; kvindelighed die Weiblichkeit θηλυκότητα feminidad naiselikkus زنانگی naiseus féminité נָשִיוּת यौनिकता ženstvenost nőiesség kewanitaan kvenleiki femminilità 女であること 여성의 특질 moteriškumas sievišķība kewanitaan vrouwelijkheid kvinnelighet, feminitet kobiecość feminilidade feminitate женственность ženskosť ženskost ženstvenost kvinnlighet ความเป็นผู้หญิง kadınlık, dişilik 女人的氣質 жіночність زنانہ پن nữ tính 女人的气质
n feminism
the thought and actions of people who want to make women's (legal, political, social etc) rights equal to those of men. feminisme مَبْدأ المُساواه بين الرَّجُل والمَرأه феминизъм feminismus feminisme der Feminismus φεμινισμός feminismo feminism جنبش برابری زن و مرد feminismi féminisme פֶמִינִיזם नारीवाद feminizam feminizmus feminisme femínismi; kvenfrelsisstefna femminismo 男女同権主義 여권 신장 운동 feminizmas feminisms gerakan kewanitaan feminisme kvinne(saks)bevegelse, feminisme feminizm feminismo feminism феминизм feminizmus feminizem feminizam feminism ความคิดและการกระทำของผู้คนที่ต้องการทำให้ผู้หญิงได้รับสิทธิต่าง ๆ เท่าเทียมผู้ชาย feminizm, kadın hakları savunuculuğu 男女平等主義 фемінізм مرد عورت کی برابری کی بنیاد پر عورتوں کے حقوق کے لیے پیروی thuyết nam nữ bình quyền 男女平等主义
n feminist
a supporter of feminism. feminis نَصير المُساواه بين الجِنْسَيْن феминист feminista, -ka feminist der/die Feminist(in) φεμινιστής feminista feminist هوادار حقوق زنان feministi féministe פֶמִינִיסט नारीवादी, स्त्री-अधिकार का पक्षधर feminist(ica) feminista feminis femínisti femminista 男女同権主義者 여권 신장론자 feministė feministe penyokong gerakan kewanitaan feministe kvinnesaksforkjemper, feminist feministka feminista feminist феминист(ка) feminista, -ka feminist feminista feminist คนหรือผู้ที่สนับสนุนแนวความคิดให้ผู้หญิงได้รับสิทธิต่าง ๆ เท่าเทียมผู้ชาย feminist, kadın hakları savunucusu 男女平等主義者 фемініст(ка) حقوق نسواں کا حامی người ủng hộ thuyết nam nữ bình quyền 男女平等主义者
feminine → مؤنث ženský feminin feminin γυναικείος femenino naisellinen féminin ženstven femminile 女らしい 여자다운 vrouwelijk feminin kobiecy feminino женский feminin เกี่ยวกับเพศหญิง kadınsı nữ tính 女性的
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