feminizingn.

Brit.

/ˈfɛmᵻnʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfɛməˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see feminize v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feminize v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < feminize v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or an act of feminizing a person or thing (in either sense of the verb); the result of this; feminization.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > making or becoming

feminizing1834

femininization1844

feminization1844

femininizing1869

1834 H. F. Chorley Sketches of Sea Port Town II. 118 To school accordingly the bride was sent; and, for twelve months, was compelled to endure such courses of discipline and feminizing as were considered likely to conduce to her improvement.

1867 Church Times 6 July 236/4 The feminizing of the clerical mind is one of..many..evils.

1929 Times 3 Apr. 7/4 The conference... declared that the feminizing of boys and the mixed departments of elementary schools constituted a national calamity.

1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 6 May 3/4 Heavy drinking of alcohol causes not only brain damage but also feminising of the male body.

2005 T. Eagleton Eng. Novel iii. 76 All this might equally be described as a feminizing of values. The aristocracy's macho obsession with honour and military heroism was to give way to the meek, modest, pacific virtues.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

feminizingadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛmᵻnʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfɛməˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see feminize v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feminize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < feminize v. + -ing suffix².

That feminizes someone or something (in either sense of the verb); that makes feminine or female.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > female > [adjective] > making

feminizing1837

1837 J. B. Ker Ess. Archæol. Pop. Phrases (new ed.) II. 148 Inne is a usual feminizing suffix.

1897 E. P. Oberholtzer New Man xxii. 428 Boys..are more subject to masculine influences, and at last, I think, usually escape the feminizing influences entirely.

1938 Times 24 Aug. 12/3 Oestrone and other feminizing substances reduce or abolish pituitary activity.

1962 D. J. B. Ashley Human Intersex v. 75 Tumours of the adrenal cortex which secreted feminizing hormones.

2004 R. Weitz Rapunzel's Daughters iii. 85 These days explicitly ‘lesbian hair’ more often means very short with no feminizing curls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	feminizing
释义	feminizingn. Brit. /ˈfɛmᵻnʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfɛməˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see feminize v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feminize v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < feminize v. + -ing suffix¹. The action or an act of feminizing a person or thing (in either sense of the verb); the result of this; feminization. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > making or becoming feminizing1834 femininization1844 feminization1844 femininizing1869 1834 H. F. Chorley Sketches of Sea Port Town II. 118 To school accordingly the bride was sent; and, for twelve months, was compelled to endure such courses of discipline and feminizing as were considered likely to conduce to her improvement. 1867 Church Times 6 July 236/4 The feminizing of the clerical mind is one of..many..evils. 1929 Times 3 Apr. 7/4 The conference... declared that the feminizing of boys and the mixed departments of elementary schools constituted a national calamity. 1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 6 May 3/4 Heavy drinking of alcohol causes not only brain damage but also feminising of the male body. 2005 T. Eagleton Eng. Novel iii. 76 All this might equally be described as a feminizing of values. The aristocracy's macho obsession with honour and military heroism was to give way to the meek, modest, pacific virtues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). feminizingadj. Brit. /ˈfɛmᵻnʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfɛməˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see feminize v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feminize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < feminize v. + -ing suffix². That feminizes someone or something (in either sense of the verb); that makes feminine or female. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > female > [adjective] > making feminizing1837 1837 J. B. Ker Ess. Archæol. Pop. Phrases (new ed.) II. 148 Inne is a usual feminizing suffix. 1897 E. P. Oberholtzer New Man xxii. 428 Boys..are more subject to masculine influences, and at last, I think, usually escape the feminizing influences entirely. 1938 Times 24 Aug. 12/3 Oestrone and other feminizing substances reduce or abolish pituitary activity. 1962 D. J. B. Ashley Human Intersex v. 75 Tumours of the adrenal cortex which secreted feminizing hormones. 2004 R. Weitz Rapunzel's Daughters iii. 85 These days explicitly ‘lesbian hair’ more often means very short with no feminizing curls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834adj.1837
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