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# feminine

adjective (feminine, more feminine); noun (the feminine — grammar)

«feminine» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Feminine means typical of or thought to be suitable for women or girls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#m1)
2. (grammar) In many languages, feminine is a group (gender) of nouns and words, like «la» words in French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#m2)
3. In English, some feminine word forms show a female: actress, lioness, waitress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#m3)

### In the lessons

In language lessons pupils learn feminine and masculine nouns in French, Spanish or German, and English pairs like prince/princess. In everyday life «feminine» describes styles and things linked to women; ideas about what is feminine change between places and times. Phrases: feminine form, feminine noun, feminine ending.

### Examples

- «Lioness» is the feminine form of «lion». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#x1)
- In French, «table» is a feminine noun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#x2)
- She likes a feminine style with flowers and lace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#x3)
- «Duchess» is the feminine of «duke». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#x4)
- The poem has soft, feminine rhymes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#x5)
- Boys and girls can like any colour — colours are not really feminine or masculine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#x6)
- In Spanish, many feminine nouns end in «-a». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#x7)
- \[239\] Kruchina, as an abstract idea, is of the feminine gender. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/#x8)

### Note

Opposite: masculine. Also «neuter» (neither) in grammar. Noun: femininity. Say: FEM-in-in. Myth: interests and colours are not fixed by being a girl or a boy.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Hebrew nouns are masculine or feminine. Sefer Yetzirah divides the letters by gender, and tradition sees the feminine as part of how God's creation is structured. In the primary lessons: In language lessons pupils learn feminine and masculine nouns in French, Spanish or German, and English pairs like prince/princess. In everyday life «feminine» describes styles and things linked to women; ideas about what is feminine change between places and times. Phrases: feminine form, feminine noun, feminine ending.

### Note

Opposite: masculine. Also «neuter» (neither) in grammar. Noun: femininity. Say: FEM-in-in. Myth: interests and colours are not fixed by being a girl or a boy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «feminine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feminine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«feminine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feminine.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «feminine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/feminine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«feminine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/feminine.html) on Mova free.