feminine

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

femi·nine adjective, noun BrE [ˈfemənɪn] NAmE [ˈfemənɪn]
adjective
1. having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of women; connected with women
•That dress makes you look very feminine.
•He had delicate, almost feminine, features.
•the traditional feminine role
compare ↑female, ↑masculine
2. (grammar)belonging to a class of words that refer to female people or animals and often have a special form
•Some people prefer not to use the feminine form ‘actress’ and use the word ‘actor’ for both sexes.
3. (grammar) (in some languages)belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives that have feminine ↑gender not ↑masculine or ↑neuter
•The French word for ‘table’ is feminine.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin femininus, from femina ‘woman’.

Example Bank:
•He made her feel feminine.
•Her name fits in with a traditionally feminine image.
•She looked very feminine with her hair like that.
•stereotypically feminine qualities like compassion

 
noun (grammar)
1. the femininesingular the feminine ↑gender (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns)
2. countable a ↑feminine word or word form
compare ↑masculine, ↑neuter

Word Origin:
[feminine] late Middle English: from Latin femininus, from femina ‘woman’.
 

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unwomanly, neuter, masculine