Feminine word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "feminine" word

[noun] a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
[adjective] associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"
[adjective] befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
[adjective] of grammatical gender
[adjective] (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"

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\Fem"i*nine\, a. [L. femininus, fr. femina woman; prob. akin to L. fetus, or to Gr. qh^sqai to suck, qh^sai to suckle, Skr. dh[=a] to suck; cf. AS. f[=ae]mme woman, maid: cf. F. f['e]minin. See {Fetus}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a woman, or to women; characteristic of a woman; womanish; womanly. Her letters are remarkably deficient in feminine ease and grace. --Macaulay. 2. Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate. Her heavenly form Angelic, but more soft and feminine. --Milton. Ninus being esteemed no man of war at all, but altogether feminine, and subject to ease and delicacy. --Sir W. Raleigh.
\Fem"i*nine\, n. 1. A woman. [Obs. or Colloq.] They guide the feminines toward the palace. --Hakluyt. 2. (Gram.) Any one of those words which are the appellations of females, or which have the terminations usually found in such words; as, actress, songstress, abbess, executrix. There are but few true feminines in English. --Latham.

Synonyms for feminine

distaff, fair(a), female, maidenlike, maidenly, matronly, powder-puff, unaccented, unstressed, womanlike, womanly

Antonyms: masculine, neuter, unwomanly

See also: feminine | gender | grammatical gender |

Related terms: affected, amenable, animate, common gender, deferential, delicate, distaff, docile, effeminate, effete, female, gender, gentle, gentlewomanlike, girlish, gynecic, gynecoid, gynic, inanimate, kittenish, ladylike, little-girlish, maidenly, masculine, matronal, matronlike, matronly, muliebral, neuter, petticoat, soft, submissive, tender, unmanly, womanish, womanlike, womanly

The fun area, different aproach to word »feminine«

Let's analyse "feminine" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ENINIMEF. Average typing speed for these characters is 2225 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ..-. . -- .. -. .. -. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: feminine: 5 + 9 + 9 + 5 = 28, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: feminine: 6 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 48, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty

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