as in feminine
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women
the composer's new music calls for female voices
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as in lady
an adult female human being
researchers are looking for females aged 50 to 70 to take part in the study
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Recent Examples of female
Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Shiffrin and Vonn are the winningest female racers in World Cup history with 99 victories for Shiffrin and 82 for Vonn.
—Andrew Dampf, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Biological differences between males and females are well-documented.
—Kate Sanchez, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
After a night of heavy drinking for some crew members on Below Deck Down Under season 2, bosun Luke Jones stripped naked and locked himself in an unconscious female crew member's cabin.
—Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Shiffrin and Vonn are the winningest female racers in World Cup history with 99 victories for Shiffrin and 82 for Vonn.
—Andrew Dampf, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
Both males and females sport bright white bellies, black-and-white-striped heads and a black back with white spots on dark wings.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Biological differences between males and females are well-documented.
—Kate Sanchez, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2025
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However, sticking to her overall intention with the film, Berg draws a line between this technical skill and Buckley’s ethereal spirit, which, having been raised by a single mother, contained both masculine and feminine features and poured love onto others with reckless abandon.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The effect not only evokes the effortless, feminine glamour of Grace Kelly, but makes this the most wearable color of spring and summer.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nicole would be wise to focus on the game — not the ladies — this season.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Despite life’s challenges, Brit’s fun and feisty personality is ready to create some good times with the ladies, especially Kelli, who has grown to be her bestie.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Among the victims are a surfer whose home served as a popular hangout in the Malibu community, a hang glider from Topanga, a father in Altadena who shared a home with his son with cerebral palsy and a 95-year-old Altadena woman who appeared in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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In recent weeks, drivers have driven through protest crowds on at least two occasions, injuring two young women.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Female.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/female. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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