Entry Word: feminine

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women <the feminine furnishings suggested that the bedroom was intended for a girl>

Synonyms female, womanish, womanlike, womanly

Related Words effeminate, girlish, sissy, unmanly; ladylike; distaff, petticoat

Near Antonyms boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish; gentlemanly

Antonyms male, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine

2 having or displaying qualities more suitable for women than for men <Roger had a feminine giggle that was an endless source of teasing from his buddies> — see effeminate