Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Traditionally defined as characteristic of or belonging to women”, starting with the letters fe.
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adjective
- Considered to be characteristic of women
"stereotypically feminine traits/characteristics"
- Of, relating to, or being a woman or girl
"the feminine =female members of the family"
- Of or relating to feminine hygiene
"feminine products"
- Of, relating to, or constituting the gender see gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to females as well as other words and forms either systematically or arbitrarily in the same category
"The word for "cat" is feminine in German (die Katze) and masculine in Spanish (el gato)."
- Being an unstressed and usually additional final syllable after the final complete foot see foot in a line of verse
"a feminine ending"
- Having an unstressed final syllable
- Ending on an unaccented beat
"a short, wistful piece ending with a feminine cadence"
- considered to be characteristic of women : marked by or having qualities, features, etc. traditionally associated with women
- of, relating to, or being a woman or girl; also : of, relating to, or intended for women or girls
- of or relating to feminine hygiene
noun
- A noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the feminine see feminine gender
- The feminine see feminine gender
- The embodiment or conception of an idealized feminine nature
"the power of the divine feminine"
- The set of qualities, features, etc. traditionally associated with women
"… art that celebrates women but also confronts and explores representations of the feminine."
noun
- Conditions and practices conducive to female genital and reproductive health
"tips for maintaining feminine hygiene"
adjective
- Characterized by a deliberate or notable absence of femininity
"anti-feminine behavior"
adjective
- Extremely or excessively feminine
"Born in London in 1905 to a distant father and a hyperfeminine mother who despised her daughter's bookish ways, Challans entered nursing school in her late 20s, seeking life experience and escape from her parents' home."
noun
- Something created by and suitable to a girl or woman
"This room needs a woman's/feminine touch."
This clue was used on February 9, 2025.