Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feminoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: femi-noid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Apparently, but not actually, female.

noun

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"We may speak, therefore, of a feminoid intersexuality at puberty..."
"On the other hand, there are men with more bisexual, more feminoid natures, who seek the missing complement of their own masculinity in women."
"These establishments serve as headquarters for covens of feminoids primarily to pursue their own agendas and only secondarily to help these alleged victims."
"That may have changed just a little bit, time will tell, since the professional feminoids have discovered the evils and dangers of pornography."

Etymology

From feminine + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: feminine, feminist

Usage

Inflected Forms

feminoids (plural)

Questions

What does feminoid mean?: Apparently, but not actually, female.
Where does feminoid come from?: From feminine + -oid.

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