as in female
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
a designer adding feminine touches to the collection
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Recent Examples of feminine
The baby, feminine and family care segment saw volume increase 3%.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Has all that feminine energy possibly inspired him to pick more macho parts?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
Emin’s masterpiece thumbed its nose at a tradition of recumbent feminine flesh on tousled white sheets (think Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Manet’s Olympia, or any number of bosomy Lucian Freud nudes).
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of spring-friendly bedding worth shopping, too, like this pretty comforter with feminine ruffle details or a cooling blanket that thousands of hot sleepers swear by.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for feminine
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Has all that feminine energy possibly inspired him to pick more macho parts?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
Emin’s masterpiece thumbed its nose at a tradition of recumbent feminine flesh on tousled white sheets (think Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Manet’s Olympia, or any number of bosomy Lucian Freud nudes).
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of spring-friendly bedding worth shopping, too, like this pretty comforter with feminine ruffle details or a cooling blanket that thousands of hot sleepers swear by.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for feminine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feminine
female
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Song of the Goddess, 1992, which Pau made while living in New York, is a tribute to the secret real-life romance between two female Cantonese opera stars, Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Investigators said the argument escalated into a physical fight when the female suspect began swinging and striking the victim in the chest and head and then pulling her hair.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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“Feminine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feminine. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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