Definition of feminines in English

Wiktionary

feminines (Noun)
Plural of feminine.

Part of speech

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feminines, noun, plural of feminine.

WordNet

Noun Plural: feminines
feminine - a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
		grammatical gender, gender a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
Adjective
feminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"
		masculine associated with men and not with women
		female being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
		feminine associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"
		fair (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";
		distaff, female being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
		maidenlike, maidenly befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
feminine - of grammatical gender
		neuter of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"
		feminine associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"
feminine - (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"
		unstressed not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed"
feminine - befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
		womanly
		unwomanly not womanly; "the logical clearness of her arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly"
		matronly befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman; "her matronly figure"

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Wiktionary

feminine (Noun)
The female principle.
feminine (Noun)
A woman.
feminine (Noun)
Any one of those words which are the appellations of females, or which have the terminations usually found in such words; as, actress, songstress, abbess, executrix.
feminine (Adverb)
Of or pertaining to woman.
feminine (Adverb)
Having the qualities of a woman.
feminine (Adjective)
Of the female sex; biologically female, not male, womanly.
feminine (Adjective)
Belonging to females; appropriated to, or used by, females.
feminine (Adjective)
Having the qualities associated with a woman or the female gender; suitable to, or characteristic of, a woman; nurturing; not masculine or aggressive.
feminine (Adjective)
Grammatical gender distinction in languages that describes nouns including those pertaining to females and objects that are assigned the feminine gender.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

feminine (a.)
Of or pertaining to a woman, or to women; characteristic of a woman; womanish; womanly.
feminine (a.)
Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate.
feminine (n.)
A woman.
feminine (n.)
Any one of those words which are the appellations of females, or which have the terminations usually found in such words; as, actress, songstress, abbess, executrix.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

feminine
The female grammatical gender of words.
feminine
Possessing qualities and behaviours deemed to be typical for women and girls.
feminine
Belonging to the feminine grammatical gender.