adj
feminine
FEH-mih-nihn
adj
1
Having qualities traditionally associated with women, such as gentleness or delicacy.
"She has a very feminine sense of style."
2
Relating to women or the female sex.
"The perfume was marketed toward a feminine audience."
3
In grammar, belonging to the gender category that includes words for female beings in languages that mark gender.
""La table" is feminine in French even though tables have no sex."
How to Use Feminine
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes traits or things culturally or grammatically associated with women, as opposed to "female," which is more about biological sex.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
feminine energy
feminine noun
a feminine touch
Word Forms
more feminine comparative, feminines plural, most feminine superlative
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Etymology
From Old French feminin, from Latin femininus, from femina ("woman").