femme
Not a butch
Femme is a woman or wife, borrowed from French and appearing in English phrases like femme fatale (a seductive, dangerous woman).
In LGBTQ+ contexts, femme describes a queer person—especially a lesbian—who presents in a traditionally feminine way: She identifies as femme.
This contrasts with butch.
The term has been reclaimed as an identity marker celebrating femininity within queer culture.
Fascinating, elegant attractiveness
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
- heelsRaised shoe bottoms
- dressesOne-piece women's garments
jewelry · lingerie · manicured · coiffed · styled · polished · refined · chic
Adult female state
- genderSocial identity category
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- lesbianWoman desiring women
- sapphicWomen attracted to women
LGBTQ · bisexual · presentation · expression · identity · nonbinary · androgyny · genderqueer
Masculine in manner
- lipstickCosmetic for coloring lips
- softYielding to touch
- hardFirm or demanding
- stoneSolid earth fragment
tomboy · masculine · binary · spectrum · polarity · duality · aesthetic · coding
Adult female human
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- mademoiselleFrench title for unmarried women
- madameBrothel proprietress
- dameDated slang for woman
Advocacy for sex equality
- activismDirect effort for reform
- liberationRelease from constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
independence · resilience · solidarity · sisterhood · advocacy · equality · representation · visibility
Enticing someone romantically
- charmAttractive personal quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- magnetismForce between poles
enchantment · captivation · flirtation · coquetry · charisma · beguiling · enticing · mystique
Apt to cause harm
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- sirenWailing alert device
temptress · vamp · enchantress · bewitching · deadly · cunning · manipulative · irresistible
glamour
Fascinating, elegant attractiveness
dresses · jewelry · lingerie · manicured · coiffed · styled · polished · refined · chic · fashionable
womanhood
Adult female state
sapphic · LGBTQ · bisexual · presentation · expression · identity · nonbinary · androgyny · genderqueer · visibility
butch
Masculine in manner
stone · tomboy · masculine · binary · spectrum · polarity · duality · aesthetic · coding · signaling
woman
Adult female human
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- mademoiselleFrench title for unmarried women
- madameBrothel proprietress
feminism
Advocacy for sex equality
- activismDirect effort for reform
- liberationRelease from constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
agency · independence · resilience · solidarity · sisterhood · advocacy · equality · representation · visibility · reclamation
seduction
Enticing someone romantically
- charmAttractive personal quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
magnetism · enchantment · captivation · flirtation · coquetry · charisma · beguiling · enticing · mystique · sensuality
dangerous
Apt to cause harm
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- noirHard-boiled film genre
siren · temptress · vamp · enchantress · bewitching · deadly · cunning · manipulative · irresistible · sultry
- feminine nounsrosa, casa, mesa, tierra, agua
- French vocabularybonjour, merci, oui, non, au revoir
- French Wordsbaguette, croissant, enfant, champagne, ballet
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- gender expressionandrogynous, androgyny, butch, masculine, masculinity
femmebutch
Masculine in manner
stud · masc · soft butch · boi · tomboy
- male and femaleThe two biological sexes
- feminine nameTitle given to females
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
- female entrepreneursWomen who start businesses
- feminine rolesRoles for women
- female nameTitle given to women
female, feminine, femininity, effeminate, unfeminine, feminize, femme fatale, femmes, femme fatales