Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentle sex

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
gen-tle -sex
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Women generally.

Dated; Offensive

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gentle, sex.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

the gentle sex (canonical) gentler sex (alternative)

Synonyms

fair sex

Antonyms

stern sex sterner sex

Questions

What does gentle sex mean?
Women generally.

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