femineity

[ fem-uh-nee-i-tee ]

noun

1. feminine nature; womanliness.

femineity

/ ˌfɛmɪˈneɪɪtɪ /

noun

1. the quality of being feminine; womanliness

Word History and Origins

Origin of femineity¹

1810–20; < Latin fēmine ( us ) of a woman ( fēmin ( a ) woman + -eus -eous ) + -ity

Example Sentences

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By what trick had they crept into the very centre of that mass of femineity?

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There was a family resemblance, but in the daughter the magic of femineity had softened the severer characteristics until they became winsome and good to look upon.

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Femineity vs. womanliness, 173, 174.

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Womanliness vs. femineity, 173, 174.

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Related Words

• gentleness
• womanhood