feminist
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //ˈfɛmənɪst//
Relating to or in accordance with feminism.
adjective
- 1
Relating to or in accordance with feminism.
Feminist struggle takes place anytime anywhere any female or male resists sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.
Whatever else, Irréversible is already a succès de scandale. [Gaspar] Noé's claims that it is a "feminist" movie sound far-fetched, but he certainly offers an extraordinarily pessimistic view of male sexuality.
Etymology
First attested in 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism.
noun
- 1
An advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.
- 2
A member of a feminist political movement.
Forms
- plural
- feminists
- comparative
- more feminist
- superlative
- most feminist
feminist · Relating to or in accordance with feminism.
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