feminine cadence
Music
noun
A cadence in which the second chord is less strongly accented than the first; a feminine ending.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- feather-headed
- featheriness
- feathering
- featherless
- feather-light
- feather one's (own) nest
- feather star
- feather stitch
- feathertail glider
- featherweight
- feathery
- feature
- feature article
- feature-complete
- featured
- feature film
- feature-length
- featureless
- feature phone
- featurette
- feature writer
- Feb.
- febrifugal
- red-crossed
- red curlew