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FEMME
Etymology
Noun
femme (plural femmes)
A woman, a wife; (now, chiefly, North America) a young woman or girl. [from 19th c.]
(LGBT) A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch. [from 20th c.]
Synonym: fem (less common)
(LGBT, less common) A person whose gender is feminine-leaning, such as a feminine non-binary person.
Antonyms
• (LGBT): butch
Coordinate terms
• (person with a feminine-leaning gender): masc
Adjective
femme (comparative more femme, superlative most femme)
(chiefly, North America, journalism, entertainment) Pertaining to a femme; feminine, female. [from 20th c.]
(chiefly, derogatory) Effeminate (of a man). [from 20th c.]
Characteristic of a feminine lesbian or queer woman. [from 20th c.]
Antonyms
• (LGBT): butch
Source: Wiktionary
Femme ( or ), n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A woman. See Feme, n. Femme de chambre. Etym: [F.] A lady's maid; a chambermaid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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