Definition of feminine
(Entry 1 of 2)
2
: characteristic of or appropriate or unique to women
feminine beauty a feminine perspective
3
: of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to females
a feminine noun
4a
: being an unstressed and usually additional final syllable after the final complete foot in a line of verse
a feminine ending
b
of rhyme
: having an unstressed final syllable
c
: having the final chord occurring on a weak beat
music in feminine cadences
feminine
nounDefinition of feminine (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the feminine gender
b
: the feminine gender
2
: the embodiment or conception of a timeless or idealized feminine nature
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The first known use of feminine was in the 14th century
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