English Words Starting With F

• female rhyme

  nounlow
  /ˌfiːmeɪl ˈraɪm/A type of rhyme where the final stressed syllable of a word rhymes with the final stressed syllable of another word, and both words are followed by one or more identical unstressed syllables.
• female suffrage

  nounC1/C2 (Academic/Historical Context)
  /ˈfiːmeɪl ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/The right of women to vote in political elections.
• female urination device

  nounLow frequency
  /ˈfiː.meɪl ˌjʊə.rɪˈneɪ.ʃən dɪˌvaɪs/A portable, funnel-shaped device allowing women to urinate while standing, often used outdoors or in facilities without adequate sanitation.
• female-to-male

  adjectivenounlow
  /ˌfiːmeɪl tə ˈmeɪl/A compound adjective describing a transition or change from being female to being male.
• femdom

  adjectivenounVery Low (in general contexts); Medium-High (within niche/BDSM communities).
  /ˈfɛmdɒm/A BDSM relationship or practice in which the dominant partner is a woman.
• feme

  nounVery Low
  /fiːm/A woman, especially in legal contexts referring to a married woman.
• feme covert

  nounVery Low
  /fɛm ˈkʌvət/A married woman.
• feme sole

  nounC2
  /ˌfem ˈsəʊl/A historical legal term for an unmarried woman, a widow, or a woman who conducts business independently of a husband.
• feme-sole trader

  nounVery low. Extremely rare and archaic, found almost exclusively in historical legal texts or academic discussions of legal history.
  /ˌfem ˈsəʊl ˈtreɪdə/A legal term from historical English common law for an unmarried, divorced, or widowed woman who is legally and economically independent, and may conduct business, own property, and sue or be sued in her own name.
• femicide

  nounLow (C1-C2)
  /ˈfem.ɪ.saɪd/The deliberate killing of a woman or girl because she is female.
• feminacy

  nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
  /ˈfɛm.ɪ.nə.si/A now-obsolete noun meaning the quality, state, or condition of being female; femininity.
• femineity

  nounLow
  /ˌfɛmɪˈniːɪti/The quality or state of being feminine; characteristics traditionally associated with women and girls, such as gentleness, grace, and nurturing.
• feminine

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈfem.ɪ.nɪn/Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with women; of or characteristic of women or female beings.
• feminine caesura

  nounVery Low
  /ˌfɛm.ɪ.nɪn sɪˈzjʊə.rə/A metrical pause or break in a line of verse that follows an unstressed syllable.
• feminine ending

  nounC2
  /ˈfɛmɪnɪn ˈɛndɪŋ/In prosody, a line of verse that ends on an unstressed syllable.
• feminine rhyme

  nounC2
  /ˈfem.ɪ.nɪn ˈraɪm/A poetic rhyme of two or more syllables where only the first syllable is stressed (e.g., 'turtle' / 'fertile').
• femininity

  nounC1
  /ˌfem.ɪˈnɪn.ə.ti/The quality or nature of what is considered characteristically female or womanly.
• feminism

  nounC2
  /ˈfem.ɪ.nɪ.zəm/The belief in and advocacy for the social, economic, and political equality of the sexes.
• feminist

  adjectivenounHigh (B2)
  /ˈfem.ɪ.nɪst/A person who supports the principle that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men; an advocate of gender equality.
• feminize

  verbverb-ambitransitiveLow
  /ˈfɛmɪnʌɪz/To make something or someone more feminine or female in characteristics.

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