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feminalism

feminalism noun: a preference for and support of traditionally feminine values and traits such as cooperation, consensus, and support for the underprivileged.

Noun

feminalism (uncountable)

  1. (gender studies) A preference for and support of traditionally feminine values and traits such as cooperation, consensus, and support for the underprivileged.
    • Unlike feminism, then, feminalism is able to capture the range of ideologies associated with females, much as masculinism does for ideologies associated with males.2005, Sue Thomas, Clyde Wilcox, Women and Elective Office, page 235
    • The degree of masculinism and feminalism varies, but in most political systems most of the time, masculinism prevails and permeates the context of power.2011, Keith Dowding, Encyclopedia of Power, page 714
    Antonyms:
    masculinism

Antonyms of feminalism

Origin of feminalism

From feminal + -ism.

Questions about feminalism

What does feminalism mean?
Feminalism means a preference for and support of traditionally feminine values and traits such as cooperation, consensus, and support for the underprivileged.
What part of speech is feminalism?
Feminalism is a noun.

Words near feminalism in the dictionary

  1. femina
  2. feminacentric
  3. feminacies
  4. feminacy
  5. feminal
  6. feminalism
  7. feminalist
  8. feminalities
  9. feminality
  10. feminar
  11. feminars

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