as in feminity
the set of qualities traditionally considered appropriate for or characteristic of women
national costumes that accent masculinity and femininity
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Recent Examples of femininity
Boys as young as 5 already recognize that femininity is something to avoid.
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Adam Stanaland, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Despite the contrivance, Jewson makes fascinating theater out of this, flipping the archetypal image of the ballerina, and therefore femininity, on its head and rendering it as a kind of weapon, forged by years of putting up with enormous pain, against a world beset by patriarchal violence.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
The sweet sculptural dresses in Bahnsen’s collection were worn with nylon jackets and sweaters wrapped over the shoulder, with delicate floral details integrated into trims and hardware, balancing function with femininity.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
For all its public association with queerness, ballet remains largely committed to a frail, wispy femininity and a princely but muscular and explosive masculinity—with the stringent, often punishing body-shape standards to match.
—Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adam Stanaland, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Despite the contrivance, Jewson makes fascinating theater out of this, flipping the archetypal image of the ballerina, and therefore femininity, on its head and rendering it as a kind of weapon, forged by years of putting up with enormous pain, against a world beset by patriarchal violence.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
The sweet sculptural dresses in Bahnsen’s collection were worn with nylon jackets and sweaters wrapped over the shoulder, with delicate floral details integrated into trims and hardware, balancing function with femininity.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
For all its public association with queerness, ballet remains largely committed to a frail, wispy femininity and a princely but muscular and explosive masculinity—with the stringent, often punishing body-shape standards to match.
—Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for femininity
feminity
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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
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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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“Femininity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femininity. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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