Definition of feminine
1 : female 1a(1)
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 endingb of rhyme : having an unstressed final syllablec : having the final chord occurring on a weak beat music in feminine cadences
femininely
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Examples of feminine in a Sentence
The book examines the subject from a feminine perspective.
They've added some feminine touches to the decor.
The feminine form of the Spanish adjective “lindo” is “linda.”
Origin and Etymology of feminine
Middle English, from Anglo-French feminin, from Latin femininus, from femina woman; akin to Old English delu nipple, Latin filius son, felix, fetus, & fecundus fruitful, felare to suck, Greek thēlē nipple
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Definition of feminine
1a : a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the feminine genderb : the feminine gender
2 : the embodiment or conception of a timeless or idealized feminine nature
Examples of feminine in a Sentence
The feminine of the Spanish adjective “lindo” is “linda.”
Origin and Etymology of feminine
see 1feminine
FEMININE Defined for English Language Learners
feminine
playDefinition of feminine for English Language Learners
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: of, relating to, or suited to women or girls
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grammar in some languages : of or belonging to the class of words (called a gender) that ordinarily includes most of the words referring to females
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Definition of feminine for English Language Learners
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grammar in some languages : a word or form of the feminine gender
FEMININE Defined for Kids
feminine
playDefinition of feminine for Students
1 : of the female sex
2 : characteristic of or relating to women a feminine style
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