Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "femininism" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF FEMININISM

femininism  [ˈfɛmɪnɪˌnɪzəm] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEMININISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Femininism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FEMININISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Femininism

The term femininism is related to the adjective feminine. The concept originates as far back as the 19th century. It is a philosophy of elevating and attempting to live by traits or virtues that accentuate the femininity of women, while still supporting intellectual equality between the sexes. Unlike the similar-sounding feminism, femininism has a distinct meaning associated with gender differences rather than gender equality, though historically it has also been used to mean feminism.

Definition of femininism in the English dictionary

The definition of femininism in the dictionary is the state of quality of being feminine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEMININISM


alpinism
ˈælpɪˌnɪzəm
brominism
ˈbrəʊmɪˌnɪzəm
Calvinism
ˈkælvɪˌnɪzəm
chauvinism
ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm
cretinism
ˈkrɛtɪˌnɪzəm
Darwinism
ˈdɑːwɪˌnɪzəm
determinism
dɪˈtɜːmɪˌnɪzəm
diclinism
ˈdaɪklɪˌnɪzəm
ecofeminism
ˌiːkəʊˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm
feminism
ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm
Hellenism
ˈhɛlɪˌnɪzəm
hyperinsulinism
ˌhaɪpərˈɪnsjʊlɪˌnɪzəm
illuminism
ɪˈluːmɪˌnɪzəm
indeterminism
ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪˌnɪzəm
Jainism
ˈdʒaɪˌnɪzəm
Leninism
ˈlɛnɪˌnɪzəm
Philistinism
ˈfɪlɪstɪˌnɪzəm
Stalinism
ˈstɑːlɪˌnɪzəm
strychninism
ˈstrɪknɪˌnɪzəm
vulpinism
ˈvʌlpɪˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEMININISM

feminality
feminazi
femineity
feminie
feminility
feminine
feminine ending
feminine hygiene
feminine rhyme
femininely
feminineness
femininity
feminisation
feminise
feminism
feminist
feministic
feminity
feminization
feminize

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEMININISM

actinism
albinism
antifeminism
Brahminism
caffeinism
diactinism
economic determinism
griffinism
Jacobinism
libertinism
luminism
male chauvinism
mandarinism
Marxism-Leninism
mechanism
Molinism
Neo-Darwinism
nicotinism
post-feminism
routinism
terminism

Synonyms and antonyms of femininism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «femininism» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF FEMININISM

Find out the translation of femininism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of femininism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «femininism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

femininism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

femininism
570 millions of speakers

English

femininism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

femininism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

femininism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

femininism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

femininism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

femininism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

féminisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Femininisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feminismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

femininism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

femininism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Femininism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

femininism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

femininism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्त्रीत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

femininism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

femininism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

femininism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

femininism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

femininism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

femininism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

femininism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

femininism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

femininism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of femininism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEMININISM»

The term «femininism» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Unused
5
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «femininism» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of femininism
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «femininism».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEMININISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «femininism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «femininism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about femininism

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEMININISM»

Discover the use of femininism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to femininism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
The words on record in the OED are : feminacy, feminality, femineity, fcminicity, feminility, feminineness, femininism, femininity, feminism, feminity. Of these feminacy, feminality, feminicity, & feminility, may be put out of court as mere failed  ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
2
The Other Elites: Women, Politics, and Power in the ...
Since most works on theories of masculinity (e.g., Clatterbaugh, Brod) include conservatives such as George Gilder within mas- culinist thought, then femininism would also include Phyllis Schlafly and Beverly LaHaye within its thought.
Janet M. Martin, Mary Anne Borrelli, 2000
3
Natural Science
The subject of infantilism, femininism, and the hermaphrodites of antiquity, has been carefully studied by Mr. Henry Meige in I'Anthrofologie for 1895. He came to the conclusion that “ there exist in nature several bodily conformations in which ...
4
The Contemporary Review
The Italian workwoman, thanks to her native cleverness and intelligence, might become a powerful ally for the cause of femininism. The leaders of the movement understand this, and lose no opportunity of conciliating her. But here also they ...
5
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Arrested development of this promise of the child type will result in maseulinisra and femininism. In the first,%emale organs and functions occur, but with greater or Jess male predominance. In femininism the reverse obtains. Femininism, with  ...
6
The Literary Digest
FEMININISM TO TRIUMPH IN FRANCE FRANCE is to be the scene of triumph for femininism, and the twentieth century is to be a woman's century, says Jean Finot , writing in the Revue (Paris), of which he is editor-in-chief. Neither America nor ...
Edward Jewitt Wheeler, Isaac Kaufman Funk, William Seaver Woods, 1910
7
A Monograph on Diseases of the Breast: Their Pathology and ...
It was formerly believed that gynaecomastism invariably implied testicular atrophy, loss of virility, and the cac/zet of femininism. This ancient opinion, although not without some foundation, can no longer be maintained; for it is now known that ...
William Roger Williams, 1894
8
Princeton Alumni Weekly
But for all the disadvantages of life in a community dedicated to the edification of the male, there are disCREEPING FEMININISM Perhaps the most striking feature of “The New Princeton" is the continual, never-ending presence of women.
9
Developmental Pathology
As a mild form of knock-knee is a normal feminine characteristic, we find it well marked in cases of femininism. The mild grades of flattened feet in women are also in part normal, and follow quite naturally weak tissues. Both conditions in males ...
Eugene Solomon Talbot, 1905
10
Papyrus
Therein, as I have sufficiently shown, Miss Sinclair spares neither effort nor frankness — she tells us all she knows, which is femininism, if not art. She glorifies her sex — The Woman. As she depicts her, woman is the conqueror. She is the ...
Michael Monahan, 1908

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEMININISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term femininism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Unbecoming For Women To Wear Loincloth'
“It did not portray femininism, modesty or dignity of Dayak women. The social media highlighted it and the news reported that the organiser had ... «malaysiandigest.com, Apr 15»
2
Iran's supreme guide slams Western views on feminism
... leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday slammed Western values which he said, unlike those in the Islamic republic, undermine femininism. «Your Middle East, Sep 14»
3
#GIRLBOSS: If You're a Badass and You Know It
“Is 2014 a new era of femininism where we don't have to talk about it? I don't know, but I want to pretend that it is,” she writes. “You don't get ... «Tech Cocktail, May 14»
4
Dear Beauty Brands: Stop Using Feminism as Your Marketing Strategy
This author needs to revisit a dictionary, and read the definition of "femininism". Ken-TerikaZellner 5pts. @IliveahWaters1 What do you mean? «TIME, Dec 13»
5
Caitlin Moran Talks Twitter Spats, Clown Porn And Ageing Feminists
The whole point of what you have done is essentially de-intellectualising femininism, making sure it's not all about theory, but about what ... «Huffington Post, Jul 11»
6
Arty Girl: AZ Roller Derby Dames Hold Try Outs Thursday
Really, I'm poking fun at you because you scare me and make me question my pacifistic femininism. After all, what better way to assert your ... «Phoenix New Times, Nov 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Femininism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/femininism>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z