Meanings
nounfemaleness (countable and uncountable, plural femalenesses)
plural femalenesses
- countableuncountableThe characteristic, state or condition of being female.First known use 19th c.
In hunting or agrarian societies dependent upon nature, femaleness was honored as an immanent principle of fertility.
1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual PersonaeSynonyms: feminineness, femininity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe characteristic, state or condition of being female.
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nounthe properties characteristic of the female sex
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Origin
- Latinfēmella
- Old Frenchfemele
- Middle Englishfemele
- Middle Englishfemale
- Englishfemale
- Englishfemaleness
Translations
Arabic أُنُوثَة
- أُنُوثَة (ʔunūṯa)characteristic, state or condition of being female
German Weiblichkeit
- Weiblichkeitcharacteristic, state or condition of being female
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APA
femaleness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femaleness
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“femaleness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femaleness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “femaleness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femaleness.
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