femme
or fem
a lesbian who embraces identity markers that are associated with traditional expressions of femininity, as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors.
a gay man who embraces identity markers that are associated with traditional expressions of femininity.
any person who adopts a feminine appearance, manner, or persona.
noting or relating to a feminine style or gender expression.
Origin of femme
1- Compare butch.
Words Nearby femme
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How to use femme in a sentence
They are “cougars” Advertisement or ageing femme fatales, like Blanche Du Bois in Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire, who set a tone for generations as a figure of fun whose desires are twisted, ridiculed, and ultimately punished.
How To Please A Woman shifts the way we depict the sexuality of older women | LGBTQ-Editor | May 25, 2022 | No Straight NewsIn today’s Daily Dose, we present you with the fierce new femmes of finance, the hottest money influencers on social media and the game-changing investment whizzes emerging from Malaysia to South Africa.
The updated version differed from the Playboy Playmates and housewives of the ’50s in that its ideal femme also, figuratively if not literally, kicked ass.
From Britney to Buffy, We're Suddenly Rethinking Postfeminist Pop Culture—and Nothing Could Be Healthier | Judy Berman | March 2, 2021 | TimeLe femme Finishing School helps transwomen find their inner beauty, no matter their age.
Yet for all her cred as a femme serieux, Kennedy keeps in close touch with the naughty girl of her past.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery on Her Path From MTV to Fox Business | Lloyd Grove | December 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The “Fallen Princesses” series is on display at Le Musée de la femme in Québec.
‘Fallen Princesses’: The Amazing Photos of Depressed Disney Royalty | Marlow Stern | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a heist motif running through the film and an amnesia motif and a noirish femme fatale motif too.
Danny Boyle, Director of 'Trance,' On His Favorite Psychological Thrillers | Danny Boyle | April 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMarie Windsor, who is one of the great femme fatales, is in it.
En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
She questioned Madame Vauchelet as to the probable cost of a femme de ménage.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdJe vis M. le Baron d'Holbach environn d'une vieille femme et de deux villageois, l'un vieux comme elle et l'autre jeune.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson CushingCherchez la femme, said Maitland with evident gratification, counting spoonfuls of tea into the teapot.
The Romance of His Life | Mary CholmondeleyO'Meara, child as she still was, watched what was going on from the corner of her eye and thought: "Comme il aime cette femme!"
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
British Dictionary definitions for femme
/ (French fam, English fɛm) /
a woman or wife
(fɛm) a lesbian who adopts a feminine role in a relationship
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