femme

noun

ˈfem 

variants or less commonly fem

1

: woman sense 1a

2

: a lesbian who is notably or stereotypically feminine in appearance and manner

Examples of femme in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lately, more and more Black femmes with alopecia have been empowered to embrace their bald heads as a public aesthetic. — Essence, 24 Sep. 2025

Beauty is pain — that’s a saying that has echoed across generations while being lobbed at women and femme-presenting people. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026

Madonna is ambushed, pursued and ultimately worshipped by a roving squad of camera-wielding femmes. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026

Within Western society, for women and femmes, physical attractiveness has been inextricably linked to weight. — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Jim must learn to accept a skinny femme like Lucien, while Lucien learns the valuable lesson that Instagram hotness is sometimes attached to a vain, rotten personality. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

Chappelle had previously faced backlash for making dehumanizing jokes about trans people, many of which regurgitate harmful stereotypes that frame trans women as predators, the kind of rhetoric that contributes to violence toward trans femmes of color. — Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025

The Anya Taylor-Joy to Princess Peach style pipeline has found a natural meeting point in these femme and fun looks—but breaking for some killer vintage JPG felt right for the Suzuka paddock. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably from French femme woman, from Old French feme, from Latin femina

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing femme

• femme fatale

Rhymes for femme

• clem
• em
• gem
• hem
• phlegm
• rem
• stem
• them
• atm
• diadem
• ibidem
• meristem