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femme

femme

9 8.4
Having the appearance or style people associate with women
  • adjective
  • /fɛm/
  • Jargon
: femenino
  • For instance, I have never been physically attracted to a more femme woman.

I feel like this is such a like femme power makeup.

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Examples

  • If you're femme, you're going to be presumed straight, which puts the burden of proof on you.

    Blog text (22)
  • I thought you were femme.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I feel like this is such a like femme power makeup.

  • I wore a little white ensemble with these giant white femme heels.

  • I'm not butch, but I'm not really femme, either.

    Blog text (28)
  • Many people express themselves through a femme style that includes vibrant colors and delicate accessories.

  • At the party, she wore a femme outfit that showcased her personality and confidence.

  • He described his partner as having a femme appearance, which he found incredibly attractive.

Synonyms

feminine
vsfemme
148 3.4

Having style or qualities people often connect with women

is used especially in gender or identity contexts rather than general description
girlie
vsfemme
  • Informal
29 5.6

Made for girls with a very feminine, young style

is used more for identity presentation rather than targeting youth markets
girly
vsfemme
  • Informal
4 7.5

A casual, often teasing word for a girl who likes very feminine things

is more often linked to adult identity style than youthfulness
fem
vsfemme
  • Informal
3 9.3

Having qualities people usually link to women

is used especially as an identity style rather than a casual label
ladyish
vsfemme
  • Archaic
1 7.2

Having neat, polite style and manners like a proper woman

is used more for identity style rather than polite refinement
womanlike
vsfemme
1 6.7

Having the looks or shape of a woman

is used mainly to signal identity or sexual identity style rather than likeness
maidenlike
vsfemme
  • Archaic
1 7.9

Modest and gentle in appearance and behaviour like a young unmarried woman

is used more broadly for identity or style rather than youth and chastity
superfeminine
vsfemme
1 7.6

A very traditional women's style with pink clothes and lots of makeup

is less extreme and used more for identity style than exaggeration

Antonyms

87 3.7

Having qualities people often connect with men, for example strength and toughness

Compounds

femme fatale
  • Literature
11 8.8

A mysterious, attractive woman who leads men into danger

How Feminine

femme
  • Jargon
9 8.4
androgynous
10 7.6
masculine
87 3.7

Surface Forms

femme positive

Etymology

Femme comes from the French word femme meaning 'woman' and from the Latin femina 'woman'. So, to use femme as an adjective is to describe a feminine look, manner, or style, which matches the word's original meaning.