Femaleness
/ˈfiːmeɪlnɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The characteristic, state or condition of being female. countable, uncountable
"In hunting or agrarian societies dependent upon nature, femaleness was honored as an immanent principle of fertility."
- 2 the properties characteristic of the female sex wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"In hunting or agrarian societies dependent upon nature, femaleness was honored as an immanent principle of fertility."
Etymology
From female + -ness.