Meaning of FEMININITY
| Pronunciation: | | `femu'ninitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women |
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| | Synonyms: | | muliebrity |
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| | Antonyms: | | masculinity | | |
| | See Also: | | effeminacy, effeminateness, girlishness, ladylikeness, maidenliness, sissiness, trait, unmanliness, womanishness, womanlike, womanliness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fem`i*nin"i*ty\, n.
1. The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness.
2. The female form. [Obs.]
O serpent under femininitee. --Chaucer.
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| | Related Terms: | | distaff side, fair sex, female sex, femaleness, gender, maleness, masculinity, second sex, sex, softer sex, weaker sex, weaker vessel, woman, womanhood, womankind, women, womenfolk, womenfolks |
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