adjective · common

feminine

fem·i·nine

feminine · more feminine · most feminine

жіночий, жіночний, жіноцький

женский, женственный, феминный

weiblich, feminin

Of or pertaining to the female genderOf or pertaining to the female gender.

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/ˈfɛmɪnɪn/

» Some women look more masculine than feminine.

Некоторые женщины выглядят скорее мужественными, чем женственными.

Деякі жінки виглядають більш мужоподібно, ніж жіночно.

Meaning

8 senses

Of or pertaining to the female gender.
female (of grammatical gender)
Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.
feminin, weiblich
же́нскийžénskij
жіно́чийžinóčyj
Belonging to females; typically used by females.
Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names.
feminin, weiblich
же́нскийžénskij
жіно́чийžinóčyj
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive, sensual; womanly.
feminin, weiblich
же́нскийžénskij, же́нственныйžénstvennyj, феминныйfeminnyj
жіно́чийžinóčyj, жіно́чнийžinóčnyj, жіно́цькийžinócʹkyj
associated with women and not with men
Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
Being of the feminine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
feminin, weiblich
же́нскийžénskij
жіно́чийžinóčyj
Being inflected in agreement with a feminine noun.
Having the vowel harmony of a front vowel.
Following or ending on an unstressed syllable.
Feminine caesura, feminine catalexis, feminine ending, feminine rhyme.
(music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable

Examples

93 sentences

Some women look more masculine than feminine.
Деякі жінки виглядають більш мужоподібно, ніж жіночно.
ruНекоторые женщины выглядят скорее мужественными, чем женственными.
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Tom's apartment could use a feminine touch.
ruКвартире Тома не хватает женской руки.
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Tom is in touch with his feminine side.
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Mary isn't very feminine.
deMaria ist nicht sehr feminin.
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The yin is feminine and the yang is masculine.
Їнь - то жіноче, а ян - чоловіче.
ruИнь — женское начало, а ян — мужское.
deDas Yin ist weiblich, und das Yang ist männlich.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

of the female sex:

having the qualities associated with women:

Русский

By meaning 2

of the female sex:

having the qualities associated with women:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of the female sex:

Origin

From Middle English feminine, femynyne, femynyn, from Old French feminin, feminine, from L

From Middle English feminine, femynyne, femynyn, from Old French feminin, feminine, from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-eh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”). Related to fetus, feminism, filial, fellatio.

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