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Meaning of "gentler sex" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GENTLER SEX

gentler sex  [ˈdʒɛntlə sɛks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENTLER SEX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gentler sex 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENTLER SEX


antisex
ˌæntɪˈsɛks
Artex
ˈɑːtɛks
complex
ˈkɒmplɛks
cybersex
ˈsaɪbəˌsɛks
desex
diːˈsɛks
ex
ɛks
flex
flɛks
forex
ˈfɒrɛks
index
ˈɪndɛks
intersex
ˈɪntəˌsɛks
latex
ˈleɪtɛks
lex
lɛks
Middlesex
ˈmɪdəlˌsɛks
Rex
rɛks
same-sex
ˈseɪmˌsɛks
sex
sɛks
specs
spɛks
supersex
ˈsuːpəˌsɛks
unisex
ˈjuːnɪˌsɛks
unsex
ʌnˈsɛks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENTLER SEX

gentleman-in-waiting
gentleman´s agreement
gentlemanhood
gentlemanlike
gentlemanliness
gentlemanly
gentlemanship
gentlemen
gentlemen-at-arms
gentlemen-farmers
gentlemen-in-waiting
gentlemen´s agreement
gentlemen´s club
gentleness
gentlenesse
gentleperson
gentlewoman
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanly
gentlewomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENTLER SEX

bi sex
fair sex
gentle sex
gourmet sex
group sex
opposite sex
oral sex
phone sex
recreational sex
safe sex
safer sex
telephone sex
the fair sex
the opposite sex
unprotected sex
unsafe sex
weaker sex

Synonyms and antonyms of gentler sex in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gentler sex» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENTLER SEX

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

Translator English - Chinese

温和性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sexo débil
570 millions of speakers

English

gentler sex
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gentler सेक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنس اللطيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прекрасного пола
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sexo frágil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেনীকৃত যৌনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sexe faible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seks lembut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sanftere Geschlecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

穏やかなセックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

완만 섹스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gentler sex
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quan hệ tình dục nhẹ nhàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான செக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Gentler लिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nazik seks
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gentil sesso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

seks delikatniejszy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прекрасної статі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sex blanda
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ήπια σεξ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sagter seks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skonsam kön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skånsom sex
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gentler sex

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENTLER SEX»

The term «gentler sex» is normally little used and occupies the 145.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENTLER SEX» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gentler sex» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gentler sex» 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 gentler sex

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENTLER SEX»

Discover the use of gentler sex in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gentler sex and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The female serial murderer: a sociological study of homicide ...
The author provides the reader with criminal histories and empirical evidence that seem to support her analysis that in many cases female serial killers are killing, in part, as a result of their victimization by a patriarchal society.
Hannah Scott, 2005
2
The Feminist Challenge to the Canadian Left, 1900-1918
Although a relatively small number of women attended, it was hoped that many more would join the movement: "The socialist movement in Vancouver has been a men's movement in the past but the gentler sex will have to Reckoning with the  ...
Janice Newton, 1995
3
Benjamin Franklin and His Gods
In the first place, she is a member of the "gentler" sex. That a woman should set herself up as a social critic, and moreover one who has things to say actually well worth listening to, was in itself a disturbing novelty, as Silence herself ...
Kerry S. Walters, 1999
4
Eliza Cook's Journal
The savage, and the semi-savage, are alike remarkahle for the unfair advantage which they are wont to take of the relative weakness of the gentler sex ; and in countries where civilization is hoasted to prevail, a low estimate of the female ...
Eliza Cook, 1850
5
When the Girls Came Out to Play: The Birth of American ...
Potter, "Gentler Sex," 75. 13. "Aesthetic" dress was so called because it was designed by the artists connected with the Aesthetic movement in England and worn by their wives and mistresses, who often modeled for them. It fits into the general ...
Patricia Campbell Warner, 2006
6
Lovers of Cinema: The First American Film Avant-garde, 1919-1945
She thus resolved to move to Berlin, where she entered the Technische Hochschule in 1926. 102 There she shot Hände/Hands, subtitled "the life and loves of the gentler sex."1 Unlike Viktor Albrecht Blum's avant-garde documentary of 1928, ...
Jan-Christopher Horak, 1995
7
Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in ...
"women Love Dirt" Women and vice forged an inseparable link: they were its subject, they defined its limits, and, bewilderingly enough, they were its core audience. Reconciling the delicate manners of the gentler sex with their coarse tastes for ...
Thomas Patrick Doherty, 2013
8
Pacific Passages: An Anthology of Surf Writings
... sport; indulged in alike by both sexes, and frequently too—as in these days of intellectual development—the gentler sex carried off the highest honors. These legendary accounts are usually interwoven with romantic incident, as 125 XLVI.
Patrick J. Moser, 2008
9
Festive Persuasion
Lord Trevor shrugged. “A few members of the gentler sex do show some promise, but then I am not here to specifically look for a wife.” Talbot smiled. “Touché.” He finished the whisky in one gulp and put the glass down. “If you will excuse me, ...
Charlene Roberts, 2013
10
Sporting Magazine
Think on what we owe to our children, and to the gentler sex! With regard to our children,— think how it must affect their tenderness, to see the man that gave them being, thus sunk into the most brutal state, in danger of being suffocated by his ...
‎1801

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENTLER SEX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gentler sex is used in the context of the following news items.
1
India Women vs New Zealand Women 2015: 5 reasons to follow the …
Audiences guilty of ignoring sporting events of the gentler sex are just as responsible for the plight of women athletes as are the media ... «Cricket Country, Jul 15»
2
The Gentler Sex and Estate Planning
It is a fact - women outlive men. According to www.forbes.com, they also tend to marry older spouses and are three times as likely to be ... «WealthManagement.com, Jun 15»
3
Heather Hildebrandt: Fat shaming of women must end, starting with …
Throughout history men, have been the superior sex, labeling women the “gentler sex”, in need of male protection. This has driven the idea that ... «Straight.com, Jun 15»
4
These 8 Female Serial Killers Have Commited Despicable Crimes …
Women, often lovingly titled "the gentler sex," are often seen as more compassionate and nurturing, while men can sometimes be seen as more ... «moviepilot.com, May 15»
5
Weird History: No smoking for Millville female teachers
Use of tobacco by the "gentler sex" would not be tolerated either in school or out. This was the decree of the Millville Board of Education, which, ... «Vineland Daily Journal, May 15»
6
Technical skills required for successful policing
In the western world, where secretarial jobs were considered to be the domain of the so-called gentler sex, girls and women were the ones ... «Trinidad Guardian, May 15»
7
Women In Sitcoms Are Getting A Lot More Three-Dimensional. And …
By closing certain avenues of comedy to women, critics may feel they're shielding the so-called gentler sex. More often than not, however, ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
8
Comment: How the bicycle paved the way for women's rights
The bicycle took "old-fashioned, slow-going notions of the gentler sex," as The Courier (Nebraska) reported in 1895, and replaced them with ... «SBS, May 15»
9
Putting Mom in the Pink
Pink is girly, lady-like, soft, elegant and oh-so-appropriate for the gentler sex. And pink is also the color of the fastest growing category of wines. «My New Orleans, May 15»
10
Stories of sexual harassment against women in Antarctica highlight …
Antarctica used to be considered too wild and rugged for the "gentler sex" but female scientists are now making their mark on the icy continent. «Radio Australia, May 15»

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