feminine
/ˈfemənɪn/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ेमनिन
स्त्रैण; स्त्रीलिंग
Core word
- 1
having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of women; (grammar) belonging to a class of words that refer to female people or animals
स्त्रैण; स्त्रीलिंग
- feminine gender
- 'Actress' is the feminine form of the word 'actor'.
- The designer's clothes have a soft, feminine look.
+ 2 more examples
- In Hindi, 'kitaab' is a feminine noun.
- Words like 'lioness' and 'tigress' are feminine forms.
Synonyms womanly female ladylike
Opposite masculine
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
feminine + noun
Before a noun, feminine describes qualities or looks thought typical of women.
संज्ञा से पहले feminine स्त्रियों के विशिष्ट माने जाने वाले गुणों या रूप का वर्णन करता है।
- She has a feminine voice.
- The shop sells feminine clothes.
feminine (grammar)
In grammar, feminine is a gender class of nouns, as in French and Hindi, and English uses it for she and her.
व्याकरण में feminine संज्ञाओं का लिंग-वर्ग है, जैसे फ़्रेंच और हिंदी में; अंग्रेज़ी में यह she और her के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Actress is the feminine form of actor.
- 'Lioness' is a feminine noun.
the feminine (noun)
With the, it means the female gender in grammar or women's qualities in general.
The के साथ यह व्याकरण में स्त्रीलिंग या सामान्यतः स्त्री-गुणों का बोध कराता है।
- The poem celebrates the feminine in nature.
- Hindi has a masculine and a feminine.
gradable
It can be modified with very, more or too, but modern writers avoid judging what is feminine.
इसके साथ very, more या too आ सकते हैं, पर आधुनिक लेखक यह तय करने से बचते हैं कि क्या स्त्रियोचित है।
- She wore a very feminine dress.
- He rejected the idea of a feminine role.
+Collocations 4
feminine + noun
formgendernounvoicecharm
- The feminine form of 'prince' is 'princess'.
adverb + feminine
traditionallyverydistinctlyovertlytypically
- The dress was distinctly feminine in style.
feminine + grammar
endingpluralpronoungendernoun
- The feminine pronoun is 'she'.
verb + feminine
looksoundseemfeelbe considered
- Soft colours were once considered feminine.
“More examples 5
- In Hindi, 'kitab' is a feminine noun.
हिंदी में 'किताब' स्त्रीलिंग संज्ञा है।
- The feminine form of 'hero' is 'heroine'.
'Hero' का स्त्रीलिंग रूप 'heroine' है।
- Radhika has a gentle, feminine handwriting.
राधिका की लिखावट कोमल और स्त्रियोचित है।
- Kabir does not believe that courage is only a masculine quality, not a feminine one.
कबीर यह नहीं मानता कि साहस केवल पुरुषोचित गुण है, स्त्रियोचित नहीं।
- The museum has a section on feminine costumes of the nineteenth century.
संग्रहालय में उन्नीसवीं सदी की स्त्री-वेशभूषा पर एक खंड है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is a feminine student.
✓ She is a female student.
Feminine is about qualities; for the sex of a person, use female.
'Feminine' गुणों के लिए है; व्यक्ति के लिंग के लिए 'female' आता है।
✗ The feminine of 'actor' is actoress.
✓ The feminine of 'actor' is actress.
The feminine form drops the -or ending and takes -ress.
स्त्रीलिंग रूप में '-or' हटाकर '-ress' लगता है।
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§Grammar and usage
Gender in English nouns: masculine (king), feminine (queen), common (teacher) and neuter (table).
English nouns के लिंग: masculine (king), feminine (queen), common (teacher) और neuter (table)।