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femininity

English

Etymology

From Middle English femynynytee, femyninytee, equivalent to feminine +? -ity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f?m??n?n?ti/
  • Hyphenation: fem?i?nin?i?ty

Noun

femininity (usually uncountable, plural femininities)

  1. The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
    Synonyms: feminineness, womanlikeness
    Antonyms: manlikeness, masculinity

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feminal

English

Adjective

feminal (comparative more feminal, superlative most feminal)

  1. Of or pertaining to women, femininity or feminism

Anagrams

  • inflame

Latin

Etymology 1

f?mina (woman) +? -?lis.

Noun

f?minal n (genitive f?min?lis); third declension

  1. female genitalia
Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Etymology 2

femur (thigh) +? -?lis.

Noun

feminal n (genitive femin?lis); third declension

  1. breeches (or other coverings for the legs)
Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

References

  • feminal in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • feminal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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