English adjective: feminine | |||
1. | feminine associated with women and not with men | ||
Samples | Feminine intuition. | ||
Similar | distaff, fair, female, maidenlike, maidenly, powder-puff | ||
See also | female, feminine | ||
Antonyms | masculine | ||
2. | feminine of grammatical gender | ||
See also | feminine | ||
Antonyms | masculine, neuter | ||
3. | feminine befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman | ||
Samples | Womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion. | ||
Synonyms | womanly | ||
Similar | matronly, womanlike | ||
Antonyms | unwomanly | ||
4. | feminine (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable | ||
Samples | A feminine ending. | ||
Similar | unstressed | ||
Domain category | music | ||
Antonyms | accented, 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 | ||