femynyte
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- feminytee, femynitie
- (remodelled) femyninnyte, femyninytee, femynynytee, ffemynynyte
Etymology
editBorrowed from Middle French feminite; sometimes remodelled as if femynyne + -ite.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfemynyte (uncountable)
- The entirety of women; womankind.
- Womanliness, femininity; the qualities that typify a woman.
Descendants
edit- English: feminity, femininity
References
edit- “feminitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “femininitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.