Feminine meaning

What does “feminine” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“feminine” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female.

feminine

noun

  1. a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

adjective

  1. associated with women and not with men

    “feminine intuition”

    Oppositesmasculine
  2. of grammatical gender

  3. befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman

    “womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion”

    Synonymswomanly
  4. (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable

    “a feminine ending”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University