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/fem'euh nee"i tee/, n.feminine nature; womanliness.[1810-20; < L femine(us) of a woman (femin(a) woman + -eus -EOUS) + -ITY]
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Femineity — Fem i*ne i*ty, n. [L. femineus womanly.] Womanliness; femininity. C. Reade. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
femineity — noun The condition of being feminine; femininity … Wiktionary
femineity — n. See feminality … New dictionary of synonyms
femineity — fem·i·ne·i·ty … English syllables
femineity — /fɛməˈniəti/ (say femuh neeuhtee) noun feminine nature; womanliness. Also, femality /fəˈmæləti/ (say fuh maluhtee), feminality /fɛməˈnæləti/ (say femuh naluhtee). {Latin fēmineus feminine + ity} …
femineity — n. archaic womanliness; womanishness. Etymology: L femineus womanish f. femina woman … Useful english dictionary
Muliebrity — is the quality of being a woman. This word is sometimes used as a counterpart to virility, in an analogy with the counterparts of feminine and masculine . The word is derived from Latin muliebritas ( womanhood ) and mulier ( woman ). The Oxford… … Wikipedia
muliebrity — noun mjuːlɪˈɛbrɪtɪ a) The state or quality of being a woman, the features of womans nature. b) The coordinate term to virility, in an analogy with the coordinate terms of femininity and masculinity. Syn: mulieritas, femininity, femineity … Wiktionary
womanhood — Synonyms and related words: adulthood, adultness, age of consent, distaff side, driving age, fair sex, female sex, femaleness, feminacy, feminality, femineity, feminineness, femininity, flower of age, full age, full bloom, full growth,… … Moby Thesaurus
femininity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being feminine] Syn. womanhood, femaleness, feminineness, femineity, muliebrity, womanliness, softness, gentleness, delicacy, feminine principle, yin; see also gentleness 2 , kindness 1 . 2. [Effeminacy] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
