feminine

BrE /ˈfemɪnɪn/ AmE /ˈfɛmənɪn/

adjective en → es

1 GENDER [attributive], [predicative] A2

relating to women or girls; characteristic of women or girls

femenino, de mujer, femenina

  • a feminine name/quality

Collocations feminine qualities · feminine intuition

  • She has a very feminine style.

    Ella tiene un estilo muy femenino.

2 GRAMMAR [attributive], [predicative] B1

relating to the grammatical gender of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives that are used for women or girls; relating to words that refer to women or girls in a language with grammatical gender

femenino (gramatical)

  • a feminine noun/pronoun/adjective

Collocations feminine form · feminine article

  • In French, 'la table' is a feminine noun.

    En francés, 'la mesa' es un sustantivo femenino.

3 SPORT [attributive], [predicative] B2

relating to women's sports teams or competitions; for women only

femenino (deportes)

  • a feminine team/competition

Collocations feminine league · feminine tournament

  • She plays for the national women's football team.

    Ella juega para el equipo nacional femenino de fútbol.

4 LITERATURE [attributive], [predicative] C1

relating to literature written by women or about women; relating to the study of such literature

femenino (literatura)

  • a feminine author/writer

Collocations feminine writing · feminine literature

  • She is a leading figure in feminist literature.

    Ella es una figura destacada en la literatura feminista.