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hy·per·fem·i·nine | \ ˌhī-pər-ˈfe-mə-nən 
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\variants:
or hyper-feminine
Definition of hyperfeminine
: extremely or excessively feminine Born in London in 1905 to a distant father and a hyperfeminine mother who despised her daughter's bookish ways, Challans entered nursing school in her late 20s, seeking life experience and escape from her parents' home.— Andy Dehnart
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hyperfemininity \ ˌhī-pər-ˌfe-mə-ˈni-nə-tē \ or hyper-femininity noun
\ or hyper-femininity noun
… exudes an esthetic hyperfemininity that goes beyond female. — Lise Friedman
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