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
Masculinity, like femininity, has always been a kind of performance.
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Grier represents a specific ideal of Black femininity, one that values female independence and posits women as the defenders of the family and the community.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
According to Hinton, the best way to do this is to imbue AI with the qualities of traditional femininity.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
So, pictures came about, memories of girls who were kind of stuck in their position in the family, in the world, in their femininity.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Grier represents a specific ideal of Black femininity, one that values female independence and posits women as the defenders of the family and the community.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
According to Hinton, the best way to do this is to imbue AI with the qualities of traditional femininity.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
So, pictures came about, memories of girls who were kind of stuck in their position in the family, in the world, in their femininity.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
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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 13 Sep. 2025.
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