to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
“This hairdo feminizes the man”
Word Forms
feminization
noun
the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
feminisation
noun
the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
woman
noun
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
feminisieren
nehmen (mehr) weibliche Eigenschaften an
🇫🇷French
féminiser
assumer des caractéristiques (plus) féminines
🇪🇸Spanish
feminizar
asumir (más) características femeninas
🇮🇹Italian
femminilizzare
assumere caratteristiche (più) femminili
🇳🇱Dutch
vervrouwelijken
(meer) vrouwelijke kenmerken aannemen
🇵🇹Portuguese
feminilizar
assumir (mais) características femininas
🇷🇺Russian
женственный
принять (больше) женских качеств
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्त्रियोचित करना
(अधिक) स्त्रैण विशेषताओं को ग्रहण करें
🇧🇩Bengali
নারীত্ব
অনুমান (আরও) মেয়েলি বৈশিষ্ট্য
🇮🇳Tamil
பெண்மை
(மேலும்) பெண்பால் பண்புகளை எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్త్రీత్వం
(మరింత) స్త్రీ లక్షణాలను ఊహించుకోండి
🇮🇳Marathi
स्त्रीत्व
गृहीत धरा (अधिक) स्त्रीलिंगी वैशिष्ट्ये
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ત્રીત્વ
ધારો (વધુ) સ્ત્રીની લાક્ષણિકતાઓ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ
(ಹೆಚ್ಚು) ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಊಹಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്ത്രീത്വം
(കൂടുതൽ) സ്ത്രീ സ്വഭാവവിശേഷങ്ങൾ അനുമാനിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਾਰੀ
ਮੰਨ ਲਓ (ਹੋਰ) ਇਸਤਰੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
نسائی
فرض کریں (مزید) نسائی خصوصیات
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
女性化
假设（更多）女性特征
🇯🇵Japanese
女性化する
女性的な特徴を（より）想定する
🇰🇷Korean
여성화하다
(더) 여성적인 특성을 가정하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nữ hóa
giả định (thêm) đặc điểm nữ tính
🇹🇭Thai
ความเป็นผู้หญิง
ถือว่า (มากขึ้น) ลักษณะของผู้หญิง
🇮🇩Indonesian
feminis
mengasumsikan (lebih) karakteristik feminin
🇵🇭Filipino
pambabae
ipagpalagay (higit pa) ang mga katangiang pambabae
🇲🇾Malay
feminis
menganggap (lebih) ciri-ciri feminin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تأنيث
تحمل (المزيد) الخصائص الأنثوية
🇮🇷Persian
زنانه
ویژگی های زنانه (بیشتر) را در نظر بگیرید
🇹🇷Turkish
kadınsılaştırmak
(daha fazla) kadınsı özellikler üstlenmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לנשי
להניח (יותר) מאפיינים נשיים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'feminise'?
The primary meaning of 'feminise' is 'assume (more) feminine characteristics'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'feminise' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'feminise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'feminise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'feminise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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