feminine

a. [ L. femininus, fr. femina woman; prob. akin to L. fetus, or to Gr. qh^sqai to suck, qh^sai to suckle, Skr. dhā to suck; cf. AS. f&aemacr_;mme woman, maid: cf. F. féminin. See Fetus. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a woman, or to women; characteristic of a woman; womanish; womanly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her letters are remarkably deficient in feminine ease and grace. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her heavenly form
Angelic, but more soft and feminine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ninus being esteemed no man of war at all, but altogether feminine, and subject to ease and delicacy. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feminine rhyme. (Pros.) See Female rhyme, under Female, a.

Syn. -- See Female, a. [ 1913 Webster ]