feminism
A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions…A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.
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» Misogynists hate feminism.
Мизогины ненавидят феминизм. — ZegPhig · CC BY 2.0 FR
Мизогинисты ненавидят феминизм. — ZegPhig · CC BY 2.0 FR
Мізогіни ненавидять фемінізм. — Ahha · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.
Feminismus
фемини́змfeminízm
феміні́змfeminízm
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The state of being feminine; femininity.
- a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
- the movement aimed at equal rights for women
Examples
18 sentencesMisogynists hate feminism.
Мізогіни ненавидять фемінізм. — Ahha · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruМизогины ненавидят феминизм. — ZegPhig · CC BY 2.0 FR
I am a supporter of radical feminism.
And feminism, what do you think about feminism?
deUnd Feminismus? Was denkst du über den Feminismus? — Esperantostern
From this you can conclude that feminism is still necessary.
ruИз этого можно сделать вывод, что феминизм всё ещё необходим. — Selena777
deDaraus kann man schließen, dass Feminismus immer noch notwendig ist. — Fingerhut
Who are you to say that feminism isn’t about equality?
Translations
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Origin
From French féminisme circa 1837, ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”).From French féminisme circa 1837, ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). In the original sense of “women's movement or advocacy”, the French word was probably directly derived from fēmina, as if from Neo-Latin feminismus.
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Forms
plural: feminismsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the movement aimed at equal rights for women:feminist movementwomen's liberation movementwomen's lib
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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