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English adjective: feminine

1. feminine associated with women and not with men


SamplesFeminine intuition.


Similardistaff, fair, female, maidenlike, maidenly, powder-puff


See alsofemale, feminine


Antonymsmasculine

2. feminine of grammatical gender


See alsofeminine


Antonymsmasculine, neuter

3. feminine befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman


SamplesWomanly virtues of gentleness and compassion.


Synonymswomanly


Similarmatronly, womanlike


Antonymsunwomanly

4. feminine (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable


SamplesA feminine ending.


Similarunstressed


Domain categorymusic


Antonymsaccented, stressed


English noun: feminine

1. feminine (communication) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female


Broader (hypernym)gender, grammatical gender









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