feminine

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of women; connected with women: That dress makes you look very feminine. * He had delicate, almost feminine, features. * How far do you think the traditional feminine role has changed? compareFEMALE, MASCULINE 2 (grammar) belonging to a class of words that refer to female people or animals and often have a special form: Some people prefer not to use the feminine form 'actress' and use the word 'actor' for both sexes. 3 (grammar) (in some languages) belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives that have feminine GENDER not MASCULINE or NEUTER: The French word for 'table' is feminine. noun (grammar) 1 (the feminine) [sing.] the feminine GENDER (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns) 2 [C] a feminine word or word form compareMASCULINE, NEUTER