femaleadjective
uk/ˈfiː.meɪl/us/ˈfiː.meɪl/female adjective (SEX)
B1 belonging or relating to women, or the sex that can give birth to young or produce eggs:
She was voted the best female vocalist.
Female lions do not have manes.
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feminine
Female plants produce flowers that will later develop into fruit.
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- His act tended to attract an exclusively female audience.
- A female lion defends her young ferociously.
- The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.
- The appointment of a female director is a quantum leap for women's equality.
- Do you agree that male and female roles are becoming blurred ?
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Species & genders
- breed
- class
- genera
- genus
- he
- m
- male
- order
- paramecium
- phylum
- related
- same-gender
- she
- species
- strain
- subspecies
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Flowers - general words
female adjective (CONNECTING PART)
specialized electronics used to refer to a piece of equipment that has a hole or space into which another part can be fitted:
a female plug/connector
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male adjective
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Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- artificer
- automatic
- automative
- hydraulic
- idle
- internal combustion engine
- mechanic
- mechanical
- mechanically
- octane
- octane number
- outboard motor
- strip
- tick
- tick over
- torque
- tune
- vane
- wheelbase
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femaleness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfiː.meɪl.nəs/us/ˈfiː.meɪl.nəs/
femalenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfiː.meɪl/us/ˈfiː.meɪl/B2 a female animal or person:
The kitten was actually a female, not a male.
Females (= women) represent 40 percent of the country's workforce.
used to refer to a woman in a way that shows no respect:
I suspect the doctor thought I was just another hysterical female.
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- Male non-smoker, 36, GSOH, would like to meet interesting female.
- The male bird displays several characteristics which distinguish him from the female.
- During the rut, stags can be seen fighting for females.
- Males and females will be treated equally during the application process.
- Police are looking for a white female between the ages of 20 and 35.