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