femaleness

English

Etymology

From female +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːmeɪlnɪs/

Noun

femaleness (countable and uncountable, plural femalenesses)

1. The characteristic, state or condition of being female. [from 19th c.]
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     In hunting or agrarian societies dependent upon nature, femaleness was honored as an immanent principle of fertility.

Synonyms

• feminineness
• femininity

Coordinate terms

• maleness

Translations

characteristic, state or condition of being female

• Arabic: أُنُوثَة f (ʔunūṯa)
• German: Weiblichkeit (de) f