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Meanings of femininity in English

Russian
женственность
Portuguese
feminilidade
Spanish
femineidad
Catalan
feminitat
Wikidata

Set of qualities, characteristics or roles traditionally associated with femaleness.

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женственность
Usage of femininity in English
1
I don't necessarily think people want that kind of hyper-femininity any more.
The Guardian
2
Sadly and regrettably my story is not one of triumph for femininity.
Feminist dot com
3
Your definition of embracing femininity is very narrow and that's really sad.
News.com.au
4
None of the disturbing problems that were shaking femininity disturbed her calm.
The Precipice: A Novel
5
He could feel the warm wetness of her femininity through his breeches.
Rakes and radishes
6
They can show their femininity and sweetness, he said after his show.
Reuters
7
Our femininity, beauty, morals and intelligence have been tried and found lacking.
Ebony
8
Honors paid to such viragoes are honors to masculinity, not to femininity.
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
9
And yet, somehow, this attitude only served to enhance her essential femininity.
The Cruise of the Jasper B.
10
His impression of femininity, weakness, need of protection, of fear even, disappeared.
Against the Grain
11
It's my straight no chaser lust, love and worship of black femininity.
Ebony
12
I think there is a conviction, a power and a femininity in that.
BBC
13
We can allow ourselves to relax and enjoy our femininity and stand tall.
Feminist dot com
14
Now the Louisiana accent had vanished; even femininity had gone from the voice.
Ghost Story
15
The inheritance of her femininity assured her that she was in no danger.
The Return of Blue Pete
16
West Germany's DFB depicted their ban as a defence of femininity.
The Guardian
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Translations for femininity
Portuguese
feminilidade
Catalan
feminitat
Femininity through the time
Femininity across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common