Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fem

/fɛm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
fem
IPA
/fɛm/
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of femme.

noun

A feminine or effeminate person.

Colloquial; Derogatory

adj

Feminine, effeminate.

Colloquial

adj

Synonym of femme.

noun

Initialism of field emission microscopy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of front end module.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of finite element method.

Countable; Uncountable

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Usage

Inflected Forms

fems (plural) more fem (comparative) most fem (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce fem?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɛm/.
What does fem mean?
Synonym of femme.
Where does fem come from?
Clipping of feminine.

How to pronounce fem

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