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Uncommonfeminine
The correct spelling is feminine.
How to pronounce feminine
/ˈfɛmənɪn/
nounIPA: /ˈfɛmənɪn/
Say it like: Fem-ini-ne
The correct spelling is feminine. That which is feminine. For example: "Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names."
Usage Examples
“Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.That which is feminine.
- 2.(possibly obsolete) A woman.
- 3.(grammar) The feminine gender.
- 4.(grammar) A word of the feminine gender.
adjective
- 1.Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.
- 2.Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.
- 3.Belonging to females; typically used by females.
- 4.Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.
- 5.(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
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