- (n.) Any one of those words which are the appellations of females or which have the terminations usually found in such words; as, actress, songstress, abbess, executrix.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a woman or to women; characteristic of a woman; womanish; womanly.
- (n.) A woman.
- (a.) Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "feminine" http://smartdefine.org/feminine/definitions/2007459 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "feminine" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/feminine/definitions/2007459> |