femaleness

noun

Definition of femalenessnext
as in femininity

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  1. femininity
  2. womanhood
  3. feminity
Noun
  • The collection was indeed a combination of Blumarine’s lightness and femininity and Koma’s more sculptural and glam hand.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The new exhibition argues that Tissot’s compositions show women existing in both fast and slow time, reflecting his era’s conflicting ideals of femininity.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of femininity
Noun
  • The book also explores the pressures of beauty standards, the complexities of womanhood, and the emotional toll of living in a society that often forces women to fit into a narrow, unrealistic mold.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In Emilia Pérez, Audiard makes some effort to inform the audience of Emilia’s lifelong dreams of womanhood.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of womanhood
Noun
  • Margaux's suede version, in particular, will add a touch of feminity to any dressed-up or dressed-down look.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In this wildly inventive collection of stories, Kirby explores the power of feminity in its many forms – including as brazen witches, virgins who can't be sacrificed and even cockroaches who catcallers fear.
    Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
Definition of feminity
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