The difference between Female and Feminine

When used as nouns, female means a human member of the feminine sex or gender, whereas feminine means that which is feminine.

When used as adjectives, female means belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it, whereas feminine means of or pertaining to the female gender.

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  1. Female as an adjective:

    Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

    Examples:

    "female authors'', ''the leading male and female artists'', ''a female bird cooing at a male'', ''intersex female patients'', ''a trans female vlogger"

  2. Female as an adjective:

    Characteristic of this sex/gender. , .}}

    Examples:

    "stereotypically female pastimes'', ''an insect with typically female coloration"

  3. Female as an adjective:

    Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.

    Examples:

    "the female chromosome''; ''estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males"

  4. Female as an adjective (grammar, less common than 'feminine'):

    Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.

  5. Female as an adjective (figuratively):

    Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.

  1. Female as a noun (sometimes, _, offensive, see usage notes):

    One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. A human member of the feminine sex or gender. An animal of the sex that produces eggs. A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.

  1. Feminine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.

  2. Feminine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.

  3. Feminine as an adjective:

    Belonging to females; typically used by females.

    Examples:

    "Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names."

  4. Feminine as an adjective:

    Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.

  5. Feminine as an adjective (grammar):

    Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.

  1. Feminine as a noun:

    That which is feminine.

  2. Feminine as a noun (rare, possibly, _, obsolete):

    A woman.

  3. Feminine as a noun (grammar):

    The feminine gender.

  4. Feminine as a noun (grammar):

    A word of the feminine gender.

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