femaleness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for femaleness
Noun
  • For so long, femininity has been tied to long hair as beauty, softness, desirability, identity.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 June 2026
  • But not all feminists see a positive horizon of possibility in the ancient format of a motherhood and femininity strike.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Once again, Michelle Obama found herself the target of insults questioning her femininity, appearance, and even her womanhood.
    Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • There’s this sense that there is some earlier version of womanhood that Jadine has lost access to and that she’s been deracinated from, like she’s been cut off from those roots.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Olivia Rodrigo’s girlishness is her superpower.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Montalvo Peña’s audition gets across in just a few minutes Aje’s distinctive blend of perk, pluck and pastel-pink girlishness spiked with a generous dollop of disassociated delusionality.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • An Interview with Marlowe Granados Isabel Slone The author of Happy Hour on charm as currency, the resilience of feminity, and getting away with things.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Margaux's suede version, in particular, will add a touch of feminity to any dressed-up or dressed-down look.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
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“Femaleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femaleness. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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