Skip to content
Vinony

feminization

noun

  1. development in an organism of physical characteristics that are usually unique to the female of the species
  2. submissive sexual practice
  3. perceived societal shift of gender roles toward the characteristically "female"
  4. process to become female or process to resemble female
L984172 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌfɛmɪnɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English feminize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English feminization From feminize + -ation.

  1. The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.

    “America is rapidly becoming the manosphere, but sure, let’s go after the “feminization” of culture.”

  2. The development of female sex characteristics.
  3. The increasing in female population or participation.