Definition of Femininity

1. Noun. The trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women.

Exact synonyms: Muliebrity
Generic synonyms: Trait
Specialized synonyms: Womanlike, Womanliness, Ladylikeness, Maidenliness, Girlishness, Effeminacy, Effeminateness, Sissiness, Softness, Unmanliness, Womanishness
Derivative terms: Feminine
Antonyms: Masculinity

Definition of Femininity

1. n. The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness.

Definition of Femininity

1. Noun. The sum of all attributes that convey (or are perceived to convey) womanhood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Femininity

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Medical Definition of Femininity

1. 1. The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness. 2. The female form. "O serpent under femininitee." (Chaucer) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Femininity

feminate
feminazi
feminazis
femineity
feminicity
feminie
feminine rhyme
feminine rhymes
femininely
feminineness
femininenesses
feminines
femininities
femininize
femininized
femininizes
femininizing
feminisation
feminise
feminised
feminiser
feminisers
feminises
feminising
feminisms

Literary usage of Femininity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Primitive Love and Love-stories by Henry Theophilus Finck (1899)
"... be something particularly wonderful and elevated in the feelings of a lover who is indifferent to the usual charms of femininity and prefers ugliness. ..."

2. Taboo and Genetics: A Study of the Biological, Sociological and by Melvin Moses Knight (1920)
"... tendencies of individuals to conform to arbitrary standards of masculinity and femininity; Conflict between individual desires and social standards. ..."

3. The Teleo-mechanics of Nature: Or, The Source, Nature and Functions of the by Hermann Wettstein (1911)
"The Significance Of Masculinity And Femininity. Harriet Martineau's Estimate Of Materialism. The Antecedents Of Sex. Having shown from his peculiar ..."

4. Prix De Romme 2002: Film and Video by Mark Nash (2002)
""lt's a strange kind of femininity of remarkable transparency", says Kwaaitaal. Martin praises the "formal qualities" of the work that evokes associations ..."

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