feminine

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fem·i·nine /ˈfemɪnɪn/ ●○○ adjective  1  WOMANhaving qualities that are considered to be typical of women, especially by being gentle, delicate, and pretty 女性特有的 Dianne loved pretty feminine things. 黛安娜喜爱漂亮有女人味的东西。► see thesaurus at woman2  relating to being female 女性的，妇女的 SYN female traditional feminine roles 传统的女性角色 Amelia’s report describes the experience from a feminine point of view. 阿梅莉亚的报道从女性角度描写了这种经历。3. SLGa feminine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from masculine or neuter words 〔名词、代词等〕阴性的 → masculine

Examples from the Corpus

feminine• Hairstyles this autumn are long, soft and very feminine.• The blossoms also signify the feminine characteristics of softness, mildness and peacefulness.• Lindsay wears very feminine clothes - pretty dresses with flowers on and things like that.• How can I persuade my tomboy daughter to wear feminine clothes?• She is feminine enough to maintain her own identity.• We need to articulate the feminine position and explore its possibilities.• the rounded feminine shape• Lane stressed the importance of feminine values like non-competition.• Their goal is to be masculine men and feminine women.Origin feminine (1300-1400) Old French Latin femina “woman”

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feminine
fem‧i‧nine /ˈfemənən, ˈfemɪnən/ adjective1. having qualities that are considered to be typical of women, especially by being gentle, delicate, and pretty:
    Dianne loved pretty feminine things.
2. relating to being female
   SYN  female:
    traditional feminine roles
    Amelia’s report describes the experience from a feminine point of view.
3. a feminine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from masculine or neuter words ⇨ masculine
     

THESAURUS

■ relating to women
   ▪ female relating to women or girls: female voters | Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.
   ▪ feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women: You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness. | the ideal of feminine beauty
   ▪ womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval: her womanly figure | the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
   ▪ girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly: Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse! | a very girlie pink dress
   ▪ effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman: His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate. | a pale effeminate-looking young man