Feminine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

associated with women and not with men

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛmᵻnˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛmɪnˌɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛmɪnˌɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɛmᵻnˌɪn/.

Examples

feminine intuition
womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion
a feminine ending

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

womanly

Antonyms

masculine neuter unwomanly

Parts of Speech

noun	a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
adjective	associated with women and not with men “feminine intuition”
adjective	of grammatical gender
adjective	befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman “womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion”
adjective	(music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable “a feminine ending”

Word Forms

feminine	adjective	of grammatical gender
feminineness	noun	the properties characteristic of the female sex
femininity	noun	the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
feminine	noun	a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
woman	noun	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
womanliness	noun	the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

feminin

ein Geschlecht, das sich hauptsächlich (aber nicht ausschließlich) auf Frauen oder als weiblich eingestufte Objekte bezieht

🇫🇷French

féminin

un genre qui fait référence principalement (mais pas exclusivement) aux femmes ou aux objets classés comme féminins

🇪🇸Spanish

femenino

un género que se refiere principalmente (pero no exclusivamente) a mujeres o a objetos clasificados como femeninos

🇮🇹Italian

femminile

un genere che si riferisce principalmente (ma non esclusivamente) alle femmine o agli oggetti classificati come femminili

🇳🇱Dutch

vrouwelijk

een geslacht dat voornamelijk (maar niet uitsluitend) verwijst naar vrouwen of naar objecten die als vrouwelijk zijn geclassificeerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

feminino

um gênero que se refere principalmente (mas não exclusivamente) a mulheres ou a objetos classificados como femininos

🇷🇺Russian

женский

пол, который относится главным образом (но не исключительно) к женщинам или к объектам, классифицируемым как женские

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संज्ञा

एक लिंग जो मुख्य रूप से (लेकिन विशेष रूप से नहीं) महिलाओं या महिला के रूप में वर्गीकृत वस्तुओं को संदर्भित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মেয়েলি

একটি লিঙ্গ যা প্রধানত (কিন্তু একচেটিয়াভাবে নয়) মহিলাদের বা মহিলা হিসাবে শ্রেণীবদ্ধ বস্তুকে বোঝায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பெண்பால்

முக்கியமாக (ஆனால் பிரத்தியேகமாக அல்ல) பெண்களை அல்லது பெண் என வகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட பொருட்களைக் குறிக்கும் பாலினம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్త్రీలింగ

ప్రధానంగా (కానీ ప్రత్యేకంగా కాదు) ఆడవారిని లేదా స్త్రీగా వర్గీకరించబడిన వస్తువులను సూచించే లింగం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्त्रीलिंगी

एक लिंग जे मुख्यतः (परंतु केवळ नाही) स्त्रियांना किंवा स्त्री म्हणून वर्गीकृत वस्तूंना संदर्भित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ત્રીની

એક લિંગ જે મુખ્યત્વે સ્ત્રીઓ અથવા સ્ત્રી તરીકે વર્ગીકૃત વસ્તુઓનો સંદર્ભ આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ

ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ (ಆದರೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲ) ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಎಂದು ವರ್ಗೀಕರಿಸಿದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಿಸುವ ಲಿಂಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ത്രീലിംഗം

പ്രധാനമായും (എന്നാൽ മാത്രം അല്ല) സ്ത്രീകളെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ത്രീ എന്ന് തരംതിരിക്കുന്ന വസ്തുക്കളെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ലിംഗഭേദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਸਤਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਲਿੰਗ ਜੋ ਮੁੱਖ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ (ਪਰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਤੌਰ' ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ) ਔਰਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਦਾ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਗੀਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نسائی

ایک ایسی جنس جو بنیادی طور پر (لیکن خصوصی طور پر نہیں) خواتین یا خواتین کے طور پر درجہ بند اشیاء کی طرف اشارہ کرتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

女性化的

主要指（但不限于）女性或归类为女性的对象的性别

🇯🇵Japanese

フェミニン

主に（ただし排他的ではない）女性、または女性として分類される対象を指すジェンダー

🇰🇷Korean

여자 같은

주로(그러나 배타적이지는 않음) 여성 또는 여성으로 분류된 대상을 지칭하는 젠더

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nữ tính

một giới tính chủ yếu đề cập đến (nhưng không chỉ) đối với phụ nữ hoặc các đối tượng được phân loại là nữ

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นผู้หญิง

เพศที่อ้างถึงส่วนใหญ่ (แต่ไม่เฉพาะเจาะจง) ถึงผู้หญิงหรือวัตถุที่จัดว่าเป็นผู้หญิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

wanita

gender yang merujuk terutama (tetapi tidak eksklusif) pada perempuan atau objek yang diklasifikasikan sebagai perempuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pambabae

isang kasarian na pangunahing tumutukoy (ngunit hindi eksklusibo) sa mga babae o sa mga bagay na inuri bilang babae

🇲🇾Malay

feminin

jantina yang merujuk terutamanya (tetapi tidak secara eksklusif) kepada perempuan atau kepada objek yang diklasifikasikan sebagai perempuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المؤنث

جنس يشير بشكل رئيسي (ولكن ليس حصريًا) إلى الإناث أو إلى الأشياء المصنفة على أنها أنثى

🇮🇷Persian

زنانه

جنسیتی که عمدتاً (اما نه منحصرا) به زنان یا اشیاء طبقه بندی شده به عنوان زنانه اشاره دارد.

🇹🇷Turkish

kadınsı

esas olarak (ancak yalnızca değil) kadınlara veya kadın olarak sınıflandırılan nesnelere atıfta bulunan bir cinsiyet

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָשִׁי

מגדר המתייחס בעיקר (אך לא בלעדי) לנקבות או לחפצים המסווגים כנקבה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'feminine'?

The primary meaning of 'feminine' is 'a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'feminine' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'feminine' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'feminine' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'feminine' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'feminine' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'feminine' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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