feminise
Add feminine qualities
Feminise is the British spelling of feminize—to make more feminine or to give feminine qualities to something.
A décor might be feminised with softer colors and fabrics.
In biology, feminise describes the process by which an organism develops female characteristics: Certain pollutants can feminise male fish.
The word also applies to making professions or institutions more welcoming to women.
Elegant in movement
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- gentleSoft and kind
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- caringShowing kind concern
compassionate · maternal · empathetic · sensitive · refined · delicate · soft · tender
Act of altering something
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- conversionAct of changing states
- transformationThorough change in form
- alterationAct of modifying
transition · reassignment · hormone therapy · estrogen · change · shift · adjustment · reworking
Same status for all
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- womanhoodAdult female state
- identityWho someone is
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
liberation · inclusivity · intersectionality · transfeminine · transgender · suffrage · parity · sisterhood
Pale red hue
- floralOf or like blooms
- curvyHaving smooth bends
- decorativeServing to beautify
- ornateElaborately decorated
flowing · ruffled · lace · embellished · pastel · ribbons · bows · frills
Word-ending addition
- inflectionWord form alteration
- grammaticalFollowing language rules
- genderedCategorized by sex
- endingFinal portion of something
morpheme · declension · word formation · Romance languages · Spanish · French · German
graceful
Elegant in movement
caring · compassionate · maternal · empathetic · sensitive · refined · delicate · soft · tender · dainty
modification
Act of altering something
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- conversionAct of changing states
- transformationThorough change in form
alteration · transition · reassignment · hormone therapy · estrogen · change · shift · adjustment · reworking · reshaping
equality
Same status for all
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- womanhoodAdult female state
- identityWho someone is
expression · liberation · inclusivity · intersectionality · transfeminine · transgender · suffrage · parity · sisterhood · representation
pink
Pale red hue
- floralOf or like blooms
- curvyHaving smooth bends
- decorativeServing to beautify
ornate · flowing · ruffled · lace · embellished · pastel · ribbons · bows · frills · softened
suffix
Word-ending addition
- inflectionWord form alteration
- grammaticalFollowing language rules
- genderedCategorized by sex
ending · morpheme · declension · word formation · Romance languages · Spanish · French · German
feminisemasculinize
Make more male-typical
masculinise · virilize · butch up · emasculate · man up
- feminine nameTitle given to females
- feminine rolesRoles for women
- feminine productsMenstrual hygiene supplies
- feminine hygieneMenstrual product category
- feminist movementCampaign for gender equality
- feminine beautyAttractive qualities in women
feminine, feminism, femininity, feminist, feminize, feminized, feminization, feminizing, feminizes