as in femininity
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Noun
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Elsewhere, prosthetics came to play a key role in the art form of drag, where performers use prosthetic breastplates and hip pads to show varying forms of femininity.—
Kyle MacNeill,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025 -
The Vionic Women’s Uptown Ballet Flats, particularly in soft gold leather, add a touch of femininity to any outfit.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Mar. 2025
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Advocates have noted that attacks on athletes’ womanhood put women athletes at risk of violence, particularly women of color such as Banda and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
25 Mar. 2025
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The participation of cis Black women in trans-exclusionary rhetoric is particularly painful, given the historical parallels between the ways Black women’s womanhood has been questioned and how trans women’s existence is scrutinized.—
Laura-Ashley Modunkwu,
refinery29.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Margaux's suede version, in particular, will add a touch of feminity to any dressed-up or dressed-down look.—
Roxanne Adamiyatt,
Town & Country,
15 Aug. 2023
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In this wildly inventive collection of stories, Kirby explores the power of feminity in its many forms – including as brazen witches, virgins who can't be sacrificed and even cockroaches who catcallers fear.—
Lizz Schumer,
Good Housekeeping,
24 May 2022
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“Girlishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlishness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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