femininities

Noun

femininity (usually uncountable, plural femininities)

1. (usually) The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
   • It's almost eerie, in the wake of the Lawrence Summers controversy, to encounter the words of an earlier Harvard president, John Kirkland, a "friend and mentor" of Elizabeth's, who advised her that if any woman "is raised by genius and knowledge above the level of her sex, her neglect of attention...2005 April 17, Francine Rose, “'The Peabody Sisters': Reflected Glory”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms:

   feminineness, womanlikeness, woman, femineity

   Antonyms:

   manlikeness, masculinity