Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feminality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fem-i-nal-i-ty
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being feminal; femininity.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1702, George Farquhar, The Inconstant: Or, The Way to Win Him, Act IV in The Works of Mr. George Farquhar, London: John Rivington et al., 10th edition, 1772, p. 48, Oriana. But don’t you think there is a great deal of Merit in dedicating a beautiful Face and Person to the Service of Religion? Bisarre. Not half so much as devoting ’em to a pretty Fellow: If our Feminality had no Business in this World, why was it sent hither?"
"No one knows better than I do, that woman, in all essential characteristics, is the same yesterday, today, and forever, yet the readiness with which she lends herself to the variations of race, climate, caste, creed, nationality, and conditions of every kind, is the greatest charm of her feminality."

Etymology

From feminal + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: feminal

Usage

Inflected Forms

feminalities (plural)

Questions

What does feminality mean?: The quality of being feminal; femininity.
Where does feminality come from?: From feminal + -ity.

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