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feminine
feminine /ˈfemənən, ˈfemɪnən/ adjective
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Latin femina 'woman'
1. having qualities that are considered to be typical of women, especially by being gentle, delicate, and pretty:
    Dianne loved pretty feminine things.
2. relating to being female
   SYN  female:
    traditional feminine roles
    Amelia’s report describes the experience from a feminine point of view.
3. a feminine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from masculine or neuter words ⇨ masculine
     
THESAURUS
■ relating to women
    female relating to women or girls: female voters | Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.
    feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women: You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness. | the ideal of feminine beauty
    womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval: her womanly figure | the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
    girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly: Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse! | a very girlie pink dress
    effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman: His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate. | a pale effeminate-looking young man