fair sex
fair sex noun: women collectively.
Noun
the fair sex
- Women collectively.
- The younger Gentry, or Dons, to express their Gallantry, carry about them Egg-shells, fill'd with Orange or other sweet Water, which they cast at Ladies in their Coaches, or such other of the fair Sex as they happen to meet in the Streets.1728, Daniel Defoe, chapter 8, in Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton
- "Permit me rather to perform my duty in attending them," said Roland, anxious to show he was possessed of the high tone of deference prescribed by the rules of chivalry towards the fair sex, and especially to dames and maidens of quality.1820, [Walter Scott], chapter 23, in The Abbot. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for...
- Synonyms:
- gentle sex
- Antonyms:
- stern sex
fair sex meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
fair sex in Tamil
- women
- பெண்டிர் peṇṭir, பெண்கள் peṇkaḷ, மாதர் mātar, மகளிர் makaḷir
fair sex in Urdu
- صنف نازک
fair sex in Kannada
- women
- ಮಹಿಳಾವರ್ಗ mahiḷāvarga, ಸ್ತ್ರೀಜಾತಿ strījāti
Examples of fair sex in a sentence
- We recommend this style to the consideration of those of the fair sex who still bore holes in their ears and hang rings thereto.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 255:
- “Now, Watson, the fair sex is your department,” said Holmes, with a smile, when the dwindling frou-frou of skirts had ended in the slam of the front door.1904 December, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Second Stain”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure...
- And he had his friends among the fair sex—not lovers, friends.1913–1921, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “The Blind Man”, in England My England and Other Stories, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Seltzer, published...
Synonyms of fair sex
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Forms of fair sex
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Questions about fair sex
- What does fair sex mean?
- Fair sex means women collectively.
- What is fair sex in Tamil?
- Fair sex in Tamil is பெண்டிர் (peṇṭir), பெண்கள் (peṇkaḷ), மாதர் (mātar). See Fair sex meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use fair sex in a sentence?
- We recommend this style to the consideration of those of the fair sex who still bore holes in their ears and hang rings thereto.
- What part of speech is fair sex?
- Fair sex is a noun.
Words near fair sex in the dictionary
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