From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Grammarfemininefem‧i‧nine /ˈfemɪnɪn/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる adjective1WOMANhaving qualities that are considered to be typical of women, especially by being gentle, delicate, and prettyDianne loved pretty feminine things.► see thesaurus at woman2relating to being femaleSYN femaletraditional feminine rolesAmelia’s report describes the experience from a feminine point of view.3SLGa femininenoun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from masculine or neuter words → masculineExamples from the Corpusfeminine• Hairstyles this autumn are long, soft and very feminine.• The blossoms also signify the femininecharacteristics of softness, mildness and peacefulness.• Lindsay wears very feminine clothes - pretty dresses with flowers on and things like that.• How can I persuade my tomboydaughter to wear feminine clothes?• She is feminine enough to maintain her own identity.• We need to articulate the feminine position and explore its possibilities.• the rounded feminine shape• Lanestressed the importance of feminine values like non-competition.• Their goal is to be masculine men and feminine women.Originfeminine(1300-1400)Old FrenchLatinfemina"woman"