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feminism

fem·i·nism
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fem-uh-niz-uh m]
    • /ˈfɛm əˌnɪz əm/
    • /ˈfem.ɪ.nɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fem-uh-niz-uh m]
    • /ˈfɛm əˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of feminism word

  • noun feminism the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. 1
  • noun feminism (sometimes initial capital letter) an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women. 1
  • noun feminism Older Use. feminine character. 1
  • noun feminism The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. 1
  • noun feminism belief in sexual equality 1
  • noun feminism women's rights movement 1

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Origin of feminism

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-45; < Latin fēmina “woman” + English -ism; 1890-95 for sense of “women's movement” (from feminist, adjective); see feminine; cf. French féminisme

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Parts of speech for Feminism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

feminism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

feminism usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for feminism

noun feminism

  • sisterhood — the state of being a sister.
  • womanism — believing in and respecting the abilities and talents of women; acknowledging women's contributions to society.
  • women's liberation — a movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal, economic, vocational, educational, and social rights and opportunities for women, equal to those of men.
  • women's movement — a movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal, economic, vocational, educational, and social rights and opportunities for women, equal to those of men.
  • women's rights — the rights, claimed by and for women, of equal privileges and opportunities with men

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