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femininity

fe·mi·ni·nity

UK/fɛmɪˈnɪnɪti/ US/ˌfɛmʌˈnɪnʌti/ uncommon

noun

1.

the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

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Origin

From Middle English femynynytee, femyninytee, variants of femynyte (archaic modern English feminity), equivalent to feminine + -ity.

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