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femininity

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fem·i·nin·i·ty  (fm-nn-t)
n. pl. fem·i·nin·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being feminine.
2. A characteristic or trait traditionally held to be female.
3. Women considered as a group.
4. Effeminacy.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.femininity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
womanlike, womanliness - the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
ladylikeness - behavior befitting a lady
maidenliness - behavior befitting a young maiden
girlishness - being characteristic of a girl
effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness, softness - the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"
masculinity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men

femininity
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Spanish femininity [fɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ] nfeminidad f
French femininity [fɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ] nféminité f
German femininity [fɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ] feminine nWeiblichkeit f
Italian femininity [fɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ] nfemminilità

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Some of her belongings were scattered about his room, giving it a delicate air of femininity.
She seemed to carry with her the concentrated essence of femininity.
Owing to the shortage of women, many of the men tied bandanna handkerchiefs around their arms in token of femininity and danced with other men.
 
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