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feminine
(redirected from feminines)

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fem·i·nine  (fm-nn)
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 fminnus, from fmina, woman; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

femi·nine·ly adv.
femi·nine·ness n.

feminine
Adjective
1. possessing qualities considered typical of or appropriate to a woman
2. of women
3. Grammar denoting a gender of nouns that includes some female animate things [Latin femina a woman]
femininity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.femininefeminine - a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
gender, 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
adjective 2. effeminate, camp (informal) weak, unmanly, effete, womanish, unmasculine
Translations
feminine [ˈfɛmɪnɪn] adjfemenino

feminine [ˈfɛmɪnɪn] adjféminin(e)
nféminin m

feminine [ˈfɛmɪnɪn] adjweiblich, feminin
nFemininum nt

feminine [ˈfɛmɪnɪn] adj, nfemminile (m)

feminine
adj feminine [ˈfeminin]
1 of a woman a feminine voice. vrouestem; vroulike أنْثَوي женски ženský feminin; kvindelig weiblich γυναικείος femenino nais(e)- زنانه naisen féminin נָשִׁי स्त्रैण ženski női(es) tentang wanita kven-, kvenlegur femminile 女の 여성의 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
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
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 feminiini féminin מִין נְקֵבָה स्त्रिलिंग ženski (rod) nőnemű feminin kvenkyns-, í kvenkyni femminile 女性 (形) の (성(性)을 가진 언어에서) 여성형의 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 性的
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 naisellisuus féminité נָשִיוּת यौनिकता ženstvenost nőiesség kewanitaan kvenleiki femminilità 女であること 여성다움, 여자다움 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 人的
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 남녀 동권주의 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 平等
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 남녀 동권론자 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 平等


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