as in feminity
the set of qualities traditionally considered appropriate for or characteristic of women
national costumes that accent masculinity and femininity
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Recent Examples of femininity
Yin is associated with darkness, femininity, mystery, passivity, the night sky, or the old.
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Big Think, 29 Mar. 2025
With each piece displaying a story that transcends time and space, the collection reflects the emotional spectrum of modern femininity.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The false claim that drag mocks women and femininity is often included in right-wing and anti-trans complaints about drag performances.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 25 Mar. 2025
There has been a lot of writing about the Mormon/fundamentalist baby voice as a way for women to assert their femininity and present a childlike demeanor to the men in their communities.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
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Big Think, 29 Mar. 2025
With each piece displaying a story that transcends time and space, the collection reflects the emotional spectrum of modern femininity.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The false claim that drag mocks women and femininity is often included in right-wing and anti-trans complaints about drag performances.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 25 Mar. 2025
There has been a lot of writing about the Mormon/fundamentalist baby voice as a way for women to assert their femininity and present a childlike demeanor to the men in their communities.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for femininity
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“Femininity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femininity. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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