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unˈfeminine, a.
[un-1 7, 5 b.]
Not in accordance with, or appropriate to, female character.
1757E. Griffith Lett. Hen. & Frances (1767) IV. 30, I..continue still..averse to the unfeminine Vanity of a literary Name. 1796F. Burney Camilla III. 301 What a lesson is this to youthful females against..the false brilliancy of unfeminine popularity! 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. vi. II. 69 She had..two brilliant eyes, the lustre of which, to men of delicate taste, seemed fierce and unfeminine. 1875Mrs. Randolph Wild Hyacinth I. 14 Why should it be wrong and unfeminine for us to do anything except dress, and read novels, and play the piano?
Hence unˈfeminineness.
1856C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. vi, If those high purposes should..grow out into eccentricities and unfemini[ne]nesses, what a grievous pity it would be! 1876― Womankind i. 7 She becomes ridiculous.., and renders him averse to the culture to which he erroneously ascribes her unfeminineness. |