Definitions
associated with women and not with men
Word origin
From Middle English feminine, femynyne, femynyn, from Old French feminin, feminine, from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-eh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”). Related to fetus, feminism, filial, fellatio.
Used in a sentence
“Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names.”
“Her heavenly form Angelic, but more soft and feminine.”
“Her letters are remarkably deficient in feminine ease and grace.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Womanly”8 letters
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