femynyne
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French feminin; compare femele.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfemynyne
- female (of feminine sex or gender)
- womanish, womanlike
- feminine (having positive womanly qualities)
- effeminate (having negative womanly qualities)
- (grammar) Of feminine grammatical gender.
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: feminine
References
edit- “feminīn(e, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.