| 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 | ||