Feminine

//ˈfɛmɪnɪn//

Synonyms for "feminine" (60 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (12)

womanly distaff female affected amenable animate common gender deferential

Adjective(4 words)

female beauty camp caring

Strong matches (18)

delicate docile effeminate effete fair gender gentle gentlewomanlike girlish gynecic gynecoid gynic

Adjective(6 words)

effeminate epicene femme fruity girlish girly

Related words (30)

inanimate kittenish ladylike little-girlish maidenlike maidenly masculine matronal matronlike matronly muliebral neuter petticoat powder puff soft submissive tender unmanly unstressed womanish

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womanlike

Adjective(8 words)

ladyish ladylike nurturing of a man sexual swish womanish womanly

Adjective(1 words)

womanly

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

10 relation types

More general

2 entries

gender grammatical gender

Antonyms

4 entries

male masculine neuter

Synonyms

2 entries

female womanly

coordinate

3 entries

common masculine neuter

derived

27 entries

antifeminine cisfeminine feminine caesura feminine ending feminine hygiene feminine of center feminine product feminine rhyme femininely feminineness femininism femininity femininization femininize feminize feminoid

Showing 16 of 27 words.

etymologically related_to

4 entries

fellatio feminism fetus filial

has context

2 entries

grammar music

is a

2 entries

female gender

related to

11 entries

aggressive female femininity feminism feminist gender nurturing sex woman womanly women

similar

14 entries

distaff fair female maidenlike maidenly matronly powder puff powder-puff unstressed womanlike

Translations

299 translations across 79 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

femëror adj (having the qualities associated with women)
femëror adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

θηλυκός adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
θῆλυς adj (of the female sex)

Arabic

3 entries

مُؤَنَّث adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
نِسَائِيّ adj (of the female sex)
مُؤَنَّث noun ((grammar))

Armenian

4 entries

իգական adj (of the female sex)
իգական adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
կանացի adj (having the qualities associated with women)
կնոջ adj (belonging to females)

Aromanian

1 entries

feamin adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Belarusian

4 entries

жано́цкі adj (of the female sex)
жано́цкі adj (having the qualities associated with women)
жано́чы adj (of the female sex)
жано́чы adj (belonging to females)

Breton

2 entries

benel adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
benel noun ((grammar))

Bulgarian

4 entries

же́нски adj (of the female sex)
же́нски adj (belonging to females)
же́нски adj (having the qualities associated with women)
же́нски adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Burmese

1 entries

ဣတ္ထိလိင် noun ((grammar))

Catalan

4 entries

femení adj (belonging to females)
femenívol adj (belonging to females)
femenívol adj (having the qualities associated with women)
femení noun ((grammar))

Cebuano

2 entries

pangbabaye adj (belonging to females)
pangbabaye adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Chechen

1 entries

зударийн род adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

女性的 adj (of the female sex)
女性的 adj (belonging to females)
女性的 adj (having the qualities associated with women)
陰性的 /阴性的 adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Cornish

1 entries

benow adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Czech

3 entries

ženský adj (of the female sex)
ženský adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
ženský rod noun ((grammar))

Danish

4 entries

feminin adj (belonging to females)
feminin adj (having the qualities associated with women)
hunkøns adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
kvinde adj (belonging to females)

Dutch

2 entries

vrouwelijk adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
vrouwelijke noun (that which is feminine)

Esperanto

4 entries

ina adj (of the female sex)
ina adj (having the qualities associated with women)
femineno noun ((grammar))
ingenro noun ((grammar))

Faroese

1 entries

kvinnuligur adj (of the female sex)

Finnish

4 entries

feminiininen adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminiininen adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
naaras adj (of the female sex)
naaraspuolinen adj (of the female sex)

French

4 entries

féminin adj (of the female sex)
féminin adj (belonging to females)
féminin adj (having the qualities associated with women)
féminin adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Galician

3 entries

feminino adj (of the female sex)
feminino adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminino adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Georgian

4 entries

მდედრობითი adj (of the female sex)
მდედრობითი adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
მდედრობითი სქესი adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
ქალური adj (of the female sex)

German

4 entries

feminin adj (of the female sex)
feminin adj (belonging to females)
feminin adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminin adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Greek

4 entries

γυναικείος adj (belonging to females)
γυναικείος adj (having the qualities associated with women)
θηλυκός adj (of the female sex)
θηλυκός adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Hebrew

1 entries

נקבה adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Hindi

3 entries

स्त्रीलिंग adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
स्रैण adj (of the female sex)
स्त्रीलिंग noun ((grammar))

Hungarian

4 entries

női adj (of the female sex)
női adj (belonging to females)
nőies adj (having the qualities associated with women)
nőnemű adj (of the female sex)

Icelandic

1 entries

kvenkyns adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Indonesian

4 entries

feminin adj (of the female sex)
feminin adj (belonging to females)
feminin adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminin adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Irish

4 entries

baineann adj (of the female sex)
baineann adj (having the qualities associated with women)
baininscneach adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
baininscne noun ((grammar))

Italian

4 entries

femminile adj (of the female sex)
femminile adj (belonging to females)
femminile adj (having the qualities associated with women)
femminile adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Japanese

4 entries

フェミニンな adj (having the qualities associated with women)
女の adj (of the female sex)
女らしい adj (of the female sex)
女らしい adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Kazakh

1 entries

әйелдік adj (of the female sex)

Khmer

2 entries

ភេទស្រី adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
ឥត្ថីលិង្គ noun ((grammar))

Korean

4 entries

나약하다 adj (having the qualities associated with women)
녀성 adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
녀성의 adj (belonging to females)
녀자답다 adj (of the female sex)

Latin

4 entries

femininus adj (belonging to females)
fēminīnus adj (of the female sex)
fēminīnus adj (having the qualities associated with women)
fēminīnus adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Latvian

4 entries

sieviešu adj (of the female sex)
sieviešu adj (belonging to females)
sieviešu adj (having the qualities associated with women)
sieviešu adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Lithuanian

4 entries

moteriškas adj (having the qualities associated with women)
moteriškas adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
moteriškos giminės adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
moteriškoji giminė noun ((grammar))

Macedonian

4 entries

женски adj (belonging to females)
женски adj (having the qualities associated with women)
женски adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
женствен adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Maltese

1 entries

femminili adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Manx

4 entries

benoil adj (having the qualities associated with women)
bwoirrin adj (of the female sex)
bwoirrin adj (belonging to females)
bwoirrin adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Marathi

4 entries

बायकी adj (having the qualities associated with women)
स्त्रीलिंगी adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
स्त्रैण adj (of the female sex)
स्त्रीलिंग noun ((grammar))

Middle Irish

1 entries

banamail adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Mongolian

1 entries

эм хүйс noun ((grammar))

Neapolitan

1 entries

femminile adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

feminin adj (of the female sex)
feminin adj (belonging to females)
feminin adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminin adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

feminin adj (of the female sex)
feminin adj (belonging to females)
feminin adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminin adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Occitan

2 entries

femenin adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
femenin noun ((grammar))

Odia

1 entries

ସ୍ତ୍ରୈଣ adj (of the female sex)

Pashto

4 entries

ښځينه adj (of the female sex)
ښځينه adj (belonging to females)
ښځينه adj (having the qualities associated with women)
ښځينه adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Persian

2 entries

زنانه adj (having the qualities associated with women)
مؤنث noun ((grammar))

Polish

4 entries

kobiecy adj (having the qualities associated with women)
żeński adj (of the female sex)
żeński adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
rodzaj żeński noun ((grammar))

Portuguese

4 entries

feminino adj (of the female sex)
feminino adj (belonging to females)
feminino adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminino adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Punjabi

4 entries

زَنانہ adj (of the female sex)
زَنانہ adj (having the qualities associated with women)
زَنانہ adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
ਇਸਤਰੀਲਿੰਗ adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Romanian

2 entries

femeiesc adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminin adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Russian

4 entries

же́нский adj (of the female sex)
же́нский adj (belonging to females)
же́нский adj (having the qualities associated with women)
же́нский adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Sanskrit

1 entries

स्त्रीलिङ्ग noun ((grammar))

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

banail adj (having the qualities associated with women)
boireann adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

žènskī adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
жѐнскӣ adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Slovak

4 entries

dievčenský adj (belonging to females)
ženský adj (of the female sex)
ženský adj (belonging to females)
ženský adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Slovene

1 entries

ženski adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Southern Altai

4 entries

тижи adj (of the female sex)
тижи adj (belonging to females)
тижи adj (having the qualities associated with women)
тижи adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Spanish

4 entries

de mujeres adj (belonging to females)
femenil adj (belonging to females)
femenino adj (of the female sex)
femenino adj (belonging to females)

Swedish

4 entries

feminin adj (of the female sex)
feminin adj (belonging to females)
feminin adj (having the qualities associated with women)
feminin adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Tamil

1 entries

பெண்பால் noun ((grammar))

Telugu

1 entries

స్త్రీలింగము adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Tocharian B

1 entries

klaiññe adj (of the female sex)

Turkish

4 entries

dişil adj (of the female sex)
dişil adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
feminen adj (having the qualities associated with women)
kadınsı adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Tyap

1 entries

a̱nap adj (of the female sex)

Ukrainian

4 entries

жіно́цький adj (having the qualities associated with women)
жіно́чий adj (of the female sex)
жіно́чий adj (belonging to females)
жіно́чий adj (having the qualities associated with women)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

žónski ród adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Urdu

1 entries

مُؤَنَّث adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Vietnamese

4 entries

giống cái adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
nữ giới adj (of the female sex)
nữ tính adj (having the qualities associated with women)
giống cái noun ((grammar))

Volapük

4 entries

vomik adj (of the female sex)
vomik adj (belonging to females)
vomik adj (having the qualities associated with women)
vomik adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Welsh

1 entries

benywaidd adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

West-Frisian

4 entries

froulik adj (of the female sex)
froulik adj (belonging to females)
froulik adj (having the qualities associated with women)
froulik noun ((grammar))

Yiddish

1 entries

פֿעמינין adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)

Zazaki

4 entries

feminem adj (having the qualities associated with women)
maki (diq) adj (of the female sex)
mari adj (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction)
maykek adj (belonging to females)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Susie wasn't very feminine.

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Ellie is very feminine.

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We like to look feminine.

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Some women look more masculine than feminine.

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