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feminine
This term carries a heavy cultural weight, as it often references social constructs of beauty, behavior, and aesthetics rather than biological facts. It is frequently used to describe a specific set of expectations regarding softness, elegance, or nurturing roles. In linguistic contexts, the word is clinical and technical, stripped of social connotation. It serves as a classification tool for organizing syntax and agreement within a language's grammatical structure.
Countable when referring to specific feminine traits or characteristics. Uncountable when referring to the general concept of femininity or the collective set of traditional female attributes.
Meanings
Having qualities or an appearance traditionally associated with women.
"She preferred a more feminine style of dress, opting for floral patterns and soft colors."
Of or denoting the gender of a noun in a language that has grammatical gender.
"In French, the word 'table' is feminine."
Qualities or attributes that are traditionally associated with women.
"The character was written as a blend of the masculine and the feminine."