as in female
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
a designer adding feminine touches to the collection
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Recent Examples of feminine
With almost tai chi–like precision, Roth embraced softness, ritual, and fluidity as forms of power, evoking a lineage of feminine influence rooted not in force but in elegance, psychological command, and presence.
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Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Fashion girls make a strong case for contrasting the athletic bottoms with feminine tops and shoes, and the same approach works here.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 6 June 2026
Demie worked closely with the show’s makeup and wardrobe stylists to craft Maddy’s look, helping the character evolve from someone obsessed with being the perfect girlfriend in the first half of Season 1, to a bolder, hyper-feminine rejection of the softness her boyfriend had expected of her.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Available in four colors — purple, blue, sage, and ivory — this dress’ A-line silhouette and floor-skimming length give it a formal yet feminine look, similar to the HGTV star’s style.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Fashion girls make a strong case for contrasting the athletic bottoms with feminine tops and shoes, and the same approach works here.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 6 June 2026
Demie worked closely with the show’s makeup and wardrobe stylists to craft Maddy’s look, helping the character evolve from someone obsessed with being the perfect girlfriend in the first half of Season 1, to a bolder, hyper-feminine rejection of the softness her boyfriend had expected of her.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Available in four colors — purple, blue, sage, and ivory — this dress’ A-line silhouette and floor-skimming length give it a formal yet feminine look, similar to the HGTV star’s style.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feminine
female
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Last month, a Santa Monica man, also unaffiliated with the university, was charged with kidnapping a female UCLA student in March to try to rape her.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The male and female Islanders are split up for a week, with half being sent to a whole other villa as new contestants are brought in, aiming to couple up the Islanders.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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“Feminine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feminine. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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