Meanings
comparative more feminine of center · superlative most feminine of center · alternative feminine-of-center · alternative feminine of centre · alternative feminine-of-centre
- not comparableusuallyHaving a gender identity or presentation that is on the feminine side; femme.
This is also gendered: it is women and feminine-of-centre people who are producing these forms of activism as well as being fodder for appropriation. What started as resistance and critique by people with limited capital to participate in ...
2016, Charlotte Cooper, Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement, Intellect Books, →ISBN1 more example
Moreover, Miss Andry was the only participant who identified feminine of center. When taking into consideration the social forces faced by a feminine of center person on a dating app like Grindr, an app oriented for men who have sex with men ...
2020, D. Nicole Farris, D'Lane R. Compton, Andrea P. Herrera, Gender, Sexuality and Race in the Digital Age, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 133Synonyms: feminine-leaning
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a gender identity or presentation that is on the feminine side; femme.
Origin
Modelled on the slightly earlier masculine of center (and more generally, left of center, right of center).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
feminine of center. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feminine%20of%20center
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