femynyne
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old French feminin; compare femele.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]femynyne
- female (of feminine sex or gender)
- womanish, womanlike
- feminine (having positive womanly qualities)
- effeminate (having negative womanly qualities)
- (grammar) Of feminine grammatical gender.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: feminine
References
[edit]- “feminīn(e, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.