feminine
That which is feminineThat which is feminine.
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» Some women look more masculine than feminine.
Некоторые женщины выглядят скорее мужественными, чем женственными. — odexed
Деякі жінки виглядають більш мужоподібно, ніж жіночно. — ChickenKiev
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4 sensesThat which is feminine.
The feminine gender.
Femininum
же́нский родžénskij rod
жіно́чий рідžinóčyj rid
A word of the feminine gender.
(obsolete, possibly, rare)A woman.
- a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
Examples
93 sentencesSome women look more masculine than feminine.
Деякі жінки виглядають більш мужоподібно, ніж жіночно. — ChickenKiev
ruНекоторые женщины выглядят скорее мужественными, чем женственными. — odexed
Tom's apartment could use a feminine touch.
ruКвартире Тома не хватает женской руки. — Wezel
Tom is in touch with his feminine side.
Mary isn't very feminine.
deMaria ist nicht sehr feminin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The yin is feminine and the yang is masculine.
Їнь - то жіноче, а ян - чоловіче. — shanghainese
ruИнь — женское начало, а ян — мужское. — odexed
deDas Yin ist weiblich, und das Yang ist männlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English feminine, femynyne, femynyn, from Old French feminin, feminine, from LFrom 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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