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.

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
• Portuguese: feminização (pt) f
• Spanish: feminización f