femaleness
English
Etymology
From female + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːmeɪlnɪs/
Noun
femaleness (countable and uncountable, plural femalenesses)
- The characteristic, state or condition of being female. [from 19th c.]
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- In hunting or agrarian societies dependent upon nature, femaleness was honored as an immanent principle of fertility.
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Synonyms
- feminineness
- femininity
Coordinate terms
- maleness
Translations
characteristic, state or condition of being female
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