femininity

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin femina ("woman" or "female", literally, "she who suckles"). Related to Latin fellare ("to suck, suckle").[1]

Noun [edit]

femininity (usually uncountable; plural femininities)

  1. The sum of all attributes that convey (or are perceived to convey) womanhood.

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  1. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary