feminized
adjective
fem·i·nized
ˈfe-mə-ˌnīzd 
: made feminine or more feminine
… the crucial influence of gay subculture on every style from the Teds [=teddy boys] to the 'feminized New Man' of the late 1980s has been thoroughly discussed …—
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: notably female or feminine in quality or character
Margaret SarkissianBut as detective-readers schooled by a patriarchal ideology, we might overlook the most telling sign of woman's presence: the playful, sensual, feminized textuality which utterly frustrates a masculine desire-to-know.—Jeanne Holland
Jeanne HollandOther employees have feminized objects on their desks: artificial flowers, birthday cards, picture frames, souvenir lighters.—Susan Daitch
Susan DaitchExamples of feminized in a Sentence
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Siri and Alexa and their fellow feminized bots are flourishes of marketing.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
But feminized forms of cultural production—especially mommy blogs and personal style vlogs—laid the groundwork for this industrial boom.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Look for feminized seeds, which are guaranteed to produce the valuable female plants that bear buds, as opposed to male plants, which are often culled to prevent pollination.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Seedless cannabis was a rare and highly potent treat through much of the 1990s until using feminized seeds that produced buds without seeds became the norm in cultivation.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
But feminized forms of cultural production—especially mommy blogs and personal style vlogs—laid the groundwork for this industrial boom.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Look for feminized seeds, which are guaranteed to produce the valuable female plants that bear buds, as opposed to male plants, which are often culled to prevent pollination.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Seedless cannabis was a rare and highly potent treat through much of the 1990s until using feminized seeds that produced buds without seeds became the norm in cultivation.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Feminized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feminized. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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