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- [fem-uh-nee-i-tee]
- /ˌfɛm əˈni ɪ ti/
- /femˈaɪnɪti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fem-uh-nee-i-tee]
- /ˌfɛm əˈni ɪ ti/
Definitions of femineity word
- noun femineity feminine nature; womanliness. 1
- noun femineity The condition of being feminine; femininity. 1
- noun femineity the quality of being feminine; womanliness 0
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Origin of femineity
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; < Latin fēmine(us) of a woman (fēmin(a) woman + -eus -eous) + -ity
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Parts of speech for Femineity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
femineity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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femineity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for femineity
noun femineity
- gentleness — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- muliebrity — womanly nature or qualities.
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- effeminate — (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
- feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
Antonyms for femineity
noun femineity
- masculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- maleness — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
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