Synonyms for female
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
- n. 1
One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
Related words
- Phrases
- female condom female lineage female impersonator alpha female female ejaculation trans-identified female female genital mutilation female hysteria
Forms
- Plural
- females → women, bitches…
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We apply female to the sex, feminine to the qualities, especially the finer physical or mental qualities that distinguish the female sex in the human family, or to the objects appropriate for or especially employed by them. A female voice is the voice of a woman; a feminine voice may belong to a man.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- feminine Cat is masculine in Berber and feminine in German.
- distaff The spindle and the distaff.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| female | rising | |
| feminine | rising | |
| distaff | steady | |
| pistillate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- woman2, bitch1
- 7 letters
- womanly, distaff
- 8 letters
- feminine3
- 10 letters
- pistillate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (woman2 = 2 syllables).