sapphistry

English

Etymology

sapphist +‎ -ry, perhaps modelled on the word sophistry.

Noun

sapphistry (uncountable)

1. (literature) A seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience.
   • 1993, Janet Doubler Ward, JoAnna Stephens Mink, Communication and Women's Friendships:

     Jane Marcus illustrates how Woolf embeds "seductive sapphistry" in her works.