feminization

English

Alternative forms

• feminisation

Etymology

From feminize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛmɪnɪˈzeɪʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

feminization (plural feminizations)

1. The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
2. (biology) The development of female sex characteristics.
3. The increasing in female population or participation.

Synonyms

• femalization

Antonyms

• masculinization, masculinisation
• masculization, masculisation

Derived terms

• hyperfeminization
• overfeminization
• refeminization

Translations

act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized

Catalan: feminització f French: féminisation (fr) f Galician: feminización (gl) f Georgian: ფემინიზაცია (peminizacia) German: Feminisierung f, Feminisation f, Verweiblichung f Italian: femminilizzazione (it) f Polish: feminizacja f, ukobiecenie n Portuguese: feminização (pt) f Spanish: feminización f

development of female sex characteristics

Catalan: feminització f Finnish: feminisaatio (fi) Galician: feminización (gl) f Georgian: ფემინიზაცია (peminizacia) German: Feminisierung f, Feminisation f, Verweiblichung f Italian: femminilizzazione (it) f Polish: feminizacja f Portuguese: feminização (pt) f Spanish: feminización f