English Explanatory Dictionary

femininity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.

Pronunciation

/fɛmɪˈnɪnɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-femininity.wav

Word forms

femininity femininities

Etymology

From Middle English femynynytee, femyninytee, variants of femynyte (archaic modern English feminity), equivalent to feminine + -ity.

Synonyms

feminineness womanlikeness femineity

Antonyms

manlikeness masculinity

Related words

feminine feminization feminize

Derived words

antifemininity cisfemininity hyperfemininity toxic femininity
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