en femme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Chiefly of a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person: dressed in feminine clothing.
  2. Of a situation: suitable for a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person to dress in feminine clothing.
adv
  1. Of a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person: while dressed in feminine clothing.

Pronunciation

/ɒn ˈfɑm/ /ɑ̃-/ /ɑn ˈfɑm/ /-ˈfɛm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-en femme.wav

Word forms

en femme enfemme

Etymology

Borrowed from French en femme (“as a woman”) as in s’habille en femme (“dresses as a woman”), from en (“as”) + femme (“woman”).

Related words

Translations

Finnish: johon sopii pukeutua naiseksi
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