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.
   • 2025 November 5, Sophie Gilbert, “No, Women Aren’t the Problem”, in The Atlantic‎, archived from the original on 16 November 2025:

     America is rapidly becoming the manosphere, but sure, let’s go after the “feminization” of culture.

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