(GRAMMAR), abbreviation fem [adjective] [not gradable] - (in some languages) belonging to the group of nouns which are not masculine or neuterIn French, is 'table' feminine or masculine?In English there are masculine and feminine forms of some nouns, for example actor and actress, but the feminine forms are now being used less often.
FEMININE
Meaning of FEMININE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012