feminine -
a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
grammatical gender,
gender a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
Adjective
feminine -
associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"
female being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
feminine associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"
fair (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";
distaff,
female being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
maidenlike,
maidenly befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
feminine -
of grammatical gender
neuter of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"
feminine associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"
feminine -
(music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"
unstressed not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed"
feminine -
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
feminine -
Any one of those words which are the appellations of females, or which have the terminations usually found in such words; as, actress, songstress, abbess, executrix.
feminine -
Of the female sex; biologically female, not male, womanly.
feminine -
Belonging to females; appropriated to, or used by, females.
feminine -
Having the qualities associated with a woman or the female gender; suitable to, or characteristic of, a woman; nurturing; not masculine or aggressive.
feminine -
Grammatical gender distinction in languages that describes nouns including those pertaining to females and objects that are assigned the feminine gender.
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feminine The female grammatical gender of words.
feminine Possessing qualities and behaviours deemed to be typical for women and girls.
feminine Belonging to the feminine grammatical gender.
