FEMININITY


Meaning of FEMININITY in English

ˌfeməˈninəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English femininite, from feminin, feminine, adjective + -ite -ity

1. : the quality or nature of the female sex : womanliness

disarmed by her delicate femininity

accused of catty femininity

2. : womanishness , effeminacy

the femininity of his manner

3. : women , womankind

neither in Oriental women nor in the confident femininity of his own country

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