as in feminine
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
the composer's new music calls for female voices
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as in lady
an adult female human being
researchers are looking for females aged 50 to 70 to take part in the study
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Recent Examples of female
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Having previously served as the first female creative director of Lacoste, along with roles at Joseph, Gap and Calvin Klein, Trotter will debut her first official collection for Bottega Veneta at the brand’s spring ready-to-wear 2026 show in Milan.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Video footage from the incident shows bear number 469, an adult male bear named Patches, attack bear number 402, an older adult female while the two were in water.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The Street Fighter franchise is undoubtedly heavy on dudes, but its first playable female character, Chun-Li, is essential to its success.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Having previously served as the first female creative director of Lacoste, along with roles at Joseph, Gap and Calvin Klein, Trotter will debut her first official collection for Bottega Veneta at the brand’s spring ready-to-wear 2026 show in Milan.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
Jabari came to hold that crown and was the zoo’s first lion to share a habitat with an adult female and cubs — a historic and rare feat at zoos.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Video footage from the incident shows bear number 469, an adult male bear named Patches, attack bear number 402, an older adult female while the two were in water.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for female
Adjective
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Seeing Laura’s discomfort with her, Cherry employs her feminine wiles to cause a fracture in Laura and Daniel’s connection.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kate Middleton, Reese Witherspoon, and Joanna Gaines each have pretty distinct style — yet, this one feminine fashion detail spans all of their wardrobes.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wicks’ modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Someone else Johansson would love to see on SNL this season is her Eleanor the Great leading lady.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez follows the titular Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón), who seeks a fresh start — and a new identity as a woman — with the help of a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña, in her Oscar-winning role).—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Female.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/female. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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