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femininity

[fem-uh-nin-i-tee] / ˌfɛm əˈnɪn ɪ ti /


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Early is interested in the sickly vanity of eating disorders and conceptual femininity, and he explores the danger of these illnesses through a lens that is both uneasy and unique to his film.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

“It’s a modern kind of feminism that embraces self assurance and femininity on your own terms.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

"I always sort of go back to classic actresses in the way that they could sort of toe a line between extreme femininity and just rock hard will and grit," she said.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

The content has a "right-wing, religious, largely American element", Evans, who has been accredited for six years, says, and is often framed in terms of "clean living" and "divine femininity".

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

Nadia, being the perfect example of six-year-old-sibling femininity, squeezed herself down on the couch between me and Julia, so she could put her powder-scented hands on both of us.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Masculinities and femininities are being made and remade as polarised species.

From The Guardian May 25, 2014

When feminism fades, femininities are taken to extremes.

From The Guardian May 25, 2014

And as a bee usually winds up with festivity, feasting, dancing, and the like, such femininities as the district possessed were brought over by their respective husbands or male relatives.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by William Delisle Hay

Once he had been on the verge of sounding Maurice in regard to Madame, Maurice was so learned in femininities; but this would have been an acknowledgment of his ignorance, and pride closed his mouth.

From The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath

Agni comprehends not only all naturalistic gods, but such later femininities as Reverence, Mercy, and other abstractions, including Boundlessness.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins




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