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Word entry · 8 letters

feminine

Best crossword clue

"Womanly"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted eefiimnnStarts with FEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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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