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ultra-feminine

ul·tra-fem·i·nine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhl-truh fem-uh-nin]
    • /ˈʌl trə ˈfɛm ə nɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhl-truh fem-uh-nin]
    • /ˈʌl trə ˈfɛm ə nɪn/

Definitions of ultra-feminine word

  • adjective ultra-feminine pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress. 1
  • adjective ultra-feminine having qualities traditionally ascribed to women, as sensitivity or gentleness. 1
  • adjective ultra-feminine effeminate; womanish: a man with a feminine walk. 1
  • adjective ultra-feminine belonging to the female sex; female: feminine staff members. 1
  • adjective ultra-feminine Grammar. noting or pertaining to that one of the three genders of Latin, Greek, German, etc., or one of the two genders of French, Spanish, Hebrew, etc., having among its members most nouns referring to females, as well as other nouns, as Latin stella “star,” or German Zeit “time.”. 1
  • noun ultra-feminine the feminine gender. 1

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Origin of ultra-feminine

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: feminine of feminin < L of fēminīnus, equivalent to fēmin(a) woman (see fetus) + -īnus -ine1

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Parts of speech for Ultra-feminine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ultra-feminine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".

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