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adj
Not feminine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
not suitable for a woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-m̥h1n-éh2 Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin fēminīnusder. Old French femininbor. Middle English femynyne English feminine English unfeminine From un- + feminine.
Across languages
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