femininity
The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhoodThe sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
» Rima needs to regain her femininity.
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
Weiblichkeit, Fraulichkeit
же́нственностьžénstvennostʹ
жіно́чістьžinóčistʹ
- the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
Examples
13 sentencesRima needs to regain her femininity.
Layla uses her femininity to her advantage.
Venus is a symbol of femininity and elegance.
The devaluation of femininity perpetuates harmful gender stereotypes and restricts individual expression.
Stereotypical beliefs about femininity hinder women's empowerment and limit their opportunities for growth.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English femynynytee, femyninytee, variants of femynyte (archaic modern EnglishFrom Middle English femynynytee, femyninytee, variants of femynyte (archaic modern English feminity), equivalent to feminine + -ity.
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Forms
plural: femininities| Singular | femininity |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonyms- the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women:muliebrity
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.