fem·i·nin·i·ty (f m  -n n -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. |
femininity [ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ]
n
1. the quality of being feminine
2. womanhood
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| Noun | 1. | 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
noun womanliness, delicacy, softness, womanhood, gentleness, girlishness, feminineness, muliebrity the drudgery behind the ideology of motherhood and femininity
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