femininity

[ fem-uh-nin-i-tee ]

noun

1. the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
2. women collectively.
3. effeminacy.

femininity

/ ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. the quality of being feminine
2. womanhood

Other Words From

• hyper·femi·nini·ty noun
• over·femi·nini·ty noun
• super·femi·nini·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of femininity¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, femininity is from the Middle English word femininite. See feminine, -ity

Example Sentences

“Brat” was the critical and commercial peak of Charli’s career, and the academy rewarded her up and down the program, with a second-highest seven nominations for a messy meta-rave about how fame refracts femininity.

From Los Angeles Times

As for what femininity looks like in this election year?

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Treating her EPs and albums with the same attention to detail, “Blush” stands as a short-winded seven-track exploration of sorrow, femininity and fleeting love.

From Los Angeles Times

Seeing and hearing “Brat” was a vivid reminder of just how smart this record is, feverishly assessing her place in the pop firmament on “Sympathy Is a Knife,” owning up to the jealousies and insecurities of public femininity on “Girl, So Confusing.”

From Los Angeles Times

There was also bullying when I was in middle school that happened for not only my sexuality, my femininity, but also my skin color.

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Related Words

• gentleness
• womanhood