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Feminity

 [fem-uh-nin-i-tee]   Origin

fem·i·nin·i·ty

   [fem-uh-nin-i-tee]
noun
1.
the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
2.
women collectively.
3.
effeminacy.
Also, fe·min·i·ty  [fi-min-i-tee] .

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English femininite. See feminine, -ity

Related forms
hy·per·fem·i·nin·i·ty, noun
o·ver·fem·i·nin·i·ty, noun
su·per·fem·i·nin·i·ty, noun
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feminity
late 14c., from O.Fr. feminité, from L. femina (see feminine).
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femininity
late 14c., femynynytee, from feminine + -ity.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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