FEMININE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word feminine. (close relations)
femininity
Best Alternative Words for FEMININE
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womanly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman | ||||||||
ladylike | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • befitting a woman of good breeding | ||||||||
dainty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • something considered choice to eat adjective satellite • delicately beautiful • especially pleasing to the taste • excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | ||||||||
delicate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury adjective satellite • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • easily hurt • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • difficult to handle; requiring great tact • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | ||||||||
demure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way | ||||||||
elegant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style adjective satellite • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth • displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution | ||||||||
gentle | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe • having or showing a kindly or tender nature • quiet and soothing • belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy • easily handled or managed • having little impact • marked by moderate steepness verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility • stroke soothingly | ||||||||
girlish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • befitting or characteristic of a young girl | ||||||||
graceful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution adjective satellite • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | ||||||||
modest | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself • not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance adjective satellite • not large but sufficient in size or amount • free from pomp or affectation • low or inferior in station or quality • humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness • relatively moderate, limited, or small | ||||||||
pretty | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • to certain extent or degree adjective satellite • pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing • (used ironically) unexpectedly bad | ||||||||
refined | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel • freed from impurities by processing adjective satellite • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience • precise to a fine degree • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | ||||||||
soft | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • yielding readily to pressure or weight • compassionate and kind; conciliatory • (of sound) relatively low in volume • produced with vibration of the vocal cords • not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) • (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone • (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected • (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') adverb • in a relaxed manner; or without hardship adjective satellite • easily hurt • (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value • using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation • tolerant or lenient • soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe • having little impact • out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance • willing to negotiate and compromise • not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship • mild and pleasant • not brilliant or glaring | ||||||||
tender | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality • easy to cut or chew • physically untoughened noun • something that can be used as an official medium of payment • someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another • a formal proposal to buy at a specified price • car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water • a boat for communication between ship and shore • ship that usually provides supplies to other ships adjective satellite • hurting • young and immature • having or displaying warmth or affection • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail • (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition verb • offer or present for acceptance • propose a payment • make a tender of; in legal settlements • make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer | ||||||||
caring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a loving feeling adjective satellite • feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others | ||||||||
female | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop noun • an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) • a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies adjective satellite • characteristic of or peculiar to a woman • for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls | ||||||||
nurturing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment |