Etymology

femaleness

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Today it means: The characteristic, state or condition of being female. Full definition →

First used 19th c.English female ← Middle English female ← Old French femele
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  1. Latinfēmella
  2. Old Frenchfemele
  3. Middle Englishfemele
  4. Middle Englishfemale
  5. Englishfemale
  6. English todayfemaleness

From female + -ness.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The characteristic, state or condition of being female.

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