unfeminine

adjective

un·​fem·​i·​nine ˌən-ˈfe-mə-nən How to pronounce unfeminine (audio)
Synonyms of unfemininenext
: not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a woman : not feminine
an unfeminine voice/manner

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Examples of unfeminine in a Sentence

in bygone days pants were considered unfeminine, and even women bicycling were expected to wear skirts
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Dior’s collection referenced the H-line created by its founder Christian Dior for Fall-Winter 1954-1955 – a controversial silhouette at the time as its flattened shape appeared, for some, unfeminine. — Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals. — Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024

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First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unfeminine was in 1766

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“Unfeminine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfeminine. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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