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gentler sex

gentler sex is the alternative form of gentle sex.

Meaning of gentle sex

Noun

the gentle sex

  1. (dated, idiomatic, offensive, sometimes) Women generally.
    • A patriotic virago, armed with a brace of pistols, enacted prodigies; and a young man, who distinguished himself in a remarkable manner, has since proved to be of the gentle sex.1830, William Carpenter, Anecdotes of the French revolution, of 1830, page 49
    Synonyms:
    fair sex
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gentle, sex.

Questions about gentler sex

What is gentler sex the alternative form of?
Gentler sex is the alternative form of gentle sex.

Words near gentler sex in the dictionary

  1. gentlepeople
  2. gentleperson
  3. gentlepersonly
  4. gentlepersons
  5. gentler
  6. gentler sex
  7. gentles
  8. gentleship
  9. gentlesir
  10. gentlesirs
  11. gentlesome

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