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femininity

[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.
Also, fe·min·i·ty [fi-min-i-tee] .


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

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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femininity (ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ)
 
n
1.  the quality of being feminine
2.  womanhood

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femininity
late 14c., femynynytee, from feminine + -ity.
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