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unfeminine

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unfeminine

having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman

  • in bygone days pants were considered unfeminine, and even women bicycling were expected to wear skirts
Synonyms of unfeminine

hoydenish, manlike, mannish, tomboyish, unladylike, unwomanly
Words Related to unfeminine

gentlemanly, male, manly, masculine
Near Antonyms of unfeminine

effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy, unmanly, unmasculine, womanish, womanlike

distaff, petticoat
Antonyms of unfeminine

female, feminine, ladylike, womanly

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