Phrase guide

female gaze

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A term representing the gaze of the female spectator, character or director of an artistic work; an issue of representing women as subjects having agency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 女性凝視 /女性凝视 (nǚxìng níngshì) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 女凝 (nǚníng) — Translations