FEMALE Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfē-ˌmāl

as in feminine

of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women the composer's new music calls for female voices

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noun

as in lady

an adult female human being researchers are looking for females aged 50 to 70 to take part in the study

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Adjective

That unassuming manuscript turned out to be the only surviving copy of The Book of Margery Kempe, a medieval text chronicling the adventures of a female Christian mystic. —

Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024 Santosh directed by Sandhya Suri United Kingdom, Germany, France A rookie Indian female police officer falls under the influence of an older woman mentor. —

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024

Noun

Witnesses describe the driver as a white female with blonde hair. —

River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 17 Oct. 2024 The politics of the 'Panda Express' Two giant pandas, a female named Qing Bao and a male named Bao Li, landed in the U.S. on Tuesday. —

Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for female

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