Feminine

[Sarah]

Any one of those words which are the appellations of females,or which have the terminations usually found in such words; as,actress, songstress, abbess, executrix.There are but few true feminines in English. Latham.

[Sarah]

Feminine means What

[Sarah]

Of a woman. Traditionally, in most cultures, the expectation for a lady to be nurturing, demure, to care for her family, to look beautiful, and to be submissive to her husband(or girlfriend).

But not all women are like that. More than enough women are strong, direct, and independent. What is feminine is what a woman does.

[Sarah]

The female gender role. Not all of them are exactly like this, but most are.

It is, in a way, built to fit the male gender role, masculinity.

Feminine traits include but are not limited to: understanding, empathetic, sensitive, submissive, gentle, modest, willowy, and pretty.

[Sarah]

Most people think this means something girly. BUT, if you dress like a boy, you're not feminine, you're [masculine]. You're not feminine just because you're a girl. You're feminine because you dress like a girl.

[Sarah]

An approving word used to describe a sweet, inoffensive woman who wears fluffy pink sweaters and floral perfume. Usually a passive [bimbo] with the intellect of a [sheep]. Sleeps with a cuddly stuffed bunny. The ideal that most men want and most women aspire to: not to be confused with [feminist].

[Zipporah Schumaker]

having qualities or an [appearance] traditionally associated with women, [especially] [delicacy] and prettiness.