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
Thanks to prime placements on the Spring/Summer 2026 runways of both Tod’s and Bottega Veneta, the menswear-esque silhouette is a compelling alternative to the ultra-feminine Mary Janes and mesh ballerina flats that’ve been everywhere the last few warm seasons.
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Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
Stanton’s disdain for immigrants led her into emergent realms of pseudoscience that would transform into eugenics; her rhetoric about women strayed from the principle of gender equality into essentialist ideas about women’s feminine specialness.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
And after Sialelli left in April 2023, Shukla hired Peter Copping as artistic director in June 2024, a seasoned designer known for his feminine creations, notably as creative director of Nina Ricci and Oscar de la Renta.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2026
Featuring a timeless plaid pattern, preppy collar, and standout puff sleeves with feminine ruffled cuffs, this blouse from Amazon is the upgrade your spring wardrobe needs.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
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Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
Stanton’s disdain for immigrants led her into emergent realms of pseudoscience that would transform into eugenics; her rhetoric about women strayed from the principle of gender equality into essentialist ideas about women’s feminine specialness.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
And after Sialelli left in April 2023, Shukla hired Peter Copping as artistic director in June 2024, a seasoned designer known for his feminine creations, notably as creative director of Nina Ricci and Oscar de la Renta.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2026
Featuring a timeless plaid pattern, preppy collar, and standout puff sleeves with feminine ruffled cuffs, this blouse from Amazon is the upgrade your spring wardrobe needs.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feminine
female
Adjective
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Was the female citizen not entitled to shape the government whose laws she was subjected to?—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some of the female players were allegedly not aware the trans athlete, Blaire Fleming, was a biological male, according to court documents.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Feminine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feminine. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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