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Feminine

Of or pertaining to a woman, or to women; characteristic of a woman; womanish; womanly.

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Similar meaning 14

Distaff 84% connected

The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

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Distaff 84% connected

The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

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Fair 84% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Fair 84% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Female 84% connected

An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.

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Female 84% connected

An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.

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Maidenlike 84% connected

Like a maiden; modest; coy.

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Maidenlike 84% connected

Like a maiden; modest; coy.

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Maidenly 84% connected

Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved.

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Maidenly 84% connected

Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved.

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Matronly 84% connected

Advanced in years; elderly.

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Matronly 84% connected

Advanced in years; elderly.

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Womanlike 84% connected

Like a woman; womanly.

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Womanlike 84% connected

Like a woman; womanly.

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Broader term 1

Gender 76% connected

Kind; sort.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 6

Feminineness 74% connected

The quality of being feminine; womanliness; womanishness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Feminineness 74% connected

The quality of being feminine; womanliness; womanishness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Femininity 74% connected

The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness.

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Femininity 74% connected

The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness.

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Womanlike 74% connected

Like a woman; womanly.

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Womanlike 74% connected

Like a woman; womanly.

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See also 2

Female 66% connected

An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.

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Female 66% connected

An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.

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Synonym 1

Womanly 92% connected

Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 4

Neuter 94% connected

Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.

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Neuter 94% connected

Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.

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