FEMALENESS

femaleness, feminineness

(noun) the properties characteristic of the female sex

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

femaleness (countable and uncountable, plural femalenesses)

The characteristic, state or condition of being female. [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

• feminineness

• femininity

Coordinate terms

• maleness

Source: Wiktionary



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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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