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femme

/fɛm/

Meanings
noun
A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl.

Examples :

"The young femme, still in her school uniform, hurried home to help her mother with dinner. "
person family human age

Related Words

Illustration traditionally

traditionally adverb

/tɹəˈdɪʃənli/

In a traditional manner.

"My family traditionally celebrates birthdays with a big meal. "

Illustration pertaining

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

Illustration captivated

captivated verb

/ˈkæptɪveɪtɪd/

To attract and hold interest and attention of; charm.

"The children were captivated by the colorful puppets and funny voices in the puppet show. "

Illustration characteristic

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

Illustration presenting

presenting verb

/prɪˈzɛntɪŋ/ /priˈzɛntɪŋ/

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.

"to present an envoy to the king"

Illustration entertainment

entertainment noun

/ˈɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

"The school's annual talent show was a great source of entertainment for the students and families. "

Illustration sparkling

sparkling verb

/ˈspɑːklɪŋ/ /ˈspɑɹklɪŋ/

To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles

"The wood was sparkling in the bonfire."

Illustration effeminate

effeminate noun

/ɪˈfemənət/ /ɪˈfemɪnət/

An effeminate person.

"The effeminate was the subject of much teasing in school. "

Illustration masculine

masculine noun

/ˈmæskjələn/ /ˈmæskjulɪn/

(grammar) The masculine gender.

"In French, "le livre" (the book) is an example of the masculine gender. "

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"