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feminine - use in sentences
Preposition: in
- form: But by the early Victorian period angels were virtuously feminine in form and increasingly shown in domestic confinement, no longer free to fly.
- woman: I am experiencing jealous love the masculine in me is dominating the feminine in a woman.
- way: Thus Ruysbroeck integrates the feminine in a way that Eckhart fails to do.
Modifies a noun
- noun: You would say " eine " for a feminine noun.
- wile: Carly uses her feminine wiles on Christopher to good effect.
- scent: Burberry Brit is the new classic, fresh and feminine scent by Burberry and it epitomizes modern day British style.
- archetype: Significantly, we have witnessed in the past decades a clear re-awakening of the feminine archetype.
- rhyme: Feminine rhymes are those ending in a mute e or a mute syllable.
- pronoun: Typical errors Confusing the use of masculine and feminine pronouns.
Modifying Another Word
- distinctly: In part, this can be explained by the socialization of women, which celebrates modesty as a distinctly feminine virtue.
- truly: Justice is the Beautiful Woman, SHE whose Wisdom lies in the root of the truly Feminine soul.
- specifically: This trait seems to be portrayed as more of a general consequence of life, not a specifically feminine one.
- almost: It relies upon a high pitched nasal, almost feminine style of vocal production.
- very: Len is a male name, Lyn is a very feminine lady.
- too: He say's ring slings are too feminine for him.
Used with adjective complement
- look: For goodness sake he didn't even look particularly feminine - yet they were always claiming they thought he was a girl.
- feel: She said: " I'm starting to feel more feminine.
- become: Thus the drawing room became very feminine in style whilst the dining room became more masculine.
- remain: I have six older brothers and had to learn to fight, but still wanted to remain feminine.
- appear: At first glance the characters appear feminine, with long eyelashes, suggestive gazes, fur coats and glittering jewelry.
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