The difference between Feminine and Manly
When used as adjectives, feminine means of or pertaining to the female gender, whereas manly means having the characteristics of a man.
Feminine is also noun with the meaning: that which is feminine.
check bellow for the other definitions of Feminine and Manly
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Feminine as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.
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Feminine as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.
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Feminine as an adjective:
Belonging to females; typically used by females.
Examples:
"Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names."
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Feminine as an adjective:
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.
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Feminine as an adjective (grammar):
Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
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Feminine as a noun:
That which is feminine.
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Feminine as a noun (rare, possibly, _, obsolete):
A woman.
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Feminine as a noun (grammar):
The feminine gender.
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Feminine as a noun (grammar):
A word of the feminine gender.
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Manly as an adjective:
Having the characteristics of a man.
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Manly as an adjective:
Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble.