femininity
noun
fem·i·nin·i·ty
ˌfe-mə-ˈni-nə-tē 
1
: the quality or nature of the female sex : the quality, state, or degree of being feminine or womanly
challenging traditional notions about femininity and masculinity
… the women were visions of powerful femininity.—
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national costumes that accent masculinity and femininity
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Reflecting Miuccia Prada’s ongoing engagement with stories of femininity and women’s lives, the project expanded Marten’s practice—spanning sculpture, painting, drawing, video, and writing—to include performance for the first time.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Especially early on in the campaign, when I was being attacked as being angry, a shrew, demeaning my husband — all these labels were coming in on me that were essentially trying to rob me of that femininity.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Over the course of a decades-long career, Keaton became known for her keen sartorial choices, often redefining femininity with a slouchy trouser and fitted vest.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Especially early on in the campaign, when I was being attacked as being angry, a shrew, demeaning my husband — all these labels were coming in on me that were essentially trying to rob me of that femininity.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Over the course of a decades-long career, Keaton became known for her keen sartorial choices, often redefining femininity with a slouchy trouser and fitted vest.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
For Findikoglu, whose designs interrogate traditional modes of femininity and unspools them into powerfully sensually looks, hair acts as armor and invitation into her gothic underworld.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for femininity
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“Femininity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femininity. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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femininity
noun
fem·i·nin·i·ty
ˌfem-ə-ˈnin-ət-ē
plural femininities
: the quality or nature of the female sex
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