1. (

• feminine

) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female ;

1. (

• feminine ,

) associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition" ;

2. (

• feminine ,

) of grammatical gender ;

3. (

• womanly ,
• feminine ,

) befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" ;

4. (

• feminine

) (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending" ;