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adjective

feminine

associated with women and not with men

In a sentence

Six example sentences with feminine, each labelled with its topic.

  • Nineteenth century catalogs sorted watercolor and embroidery as feminine pastimes while reserving surveying and bookkeeping for their brothers.

    History

  • Early gym manuals called the balance beam feminine and steered girls away from the rings entirely.

    Fitness

  • Enlightenment essayists debated whether virtues taught as feminine were natural at all or simply the product of narrow schooling.

    Philosophy

  • Marketers once packaged pens in pastel shells as feminine, and the mockery online sank the product within a month.

    Business

  • Nineteenth century critics labeled the drawing-room song a feminine form, reserving the symphony for their serious columns.

    Music

  • Studies show toddlers sort toys as feminine or masculine by age three, long before anyone explains the categories.

    Psychology

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