feminisation

ˌfɛmɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of feminisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

culture

adoption of feminine characteristics or roles

The feminisation of fashion trends is noticeable this season.

effeminacy

feminization

sociologyincreasing presence of women in a field

The feminisation of the workforce is evident in recent years.

feminization

biology

TECH.

process of developing female traits in males

TECH.

The patient showed signs of feminisation after treatment.

effeminacy

feminization

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Origin of feminisation

Latin, femina (woman) + -isation (process)

Examples of feminisation in a sentence

Feminisation in media has sparked debates.
The feminisation of education has changed teaching dynamics.
Feminisation in politics is reshaping leadership roles.
Feminisation was observed in the fish population.
The feminisation of the species is a rare occurrence.

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French:féminisation, ...
German:Feminisierung, ...
Italian:femminilizzazione, femminizzazione, ...
Spanish:feminización, ...
Portuguese:feminização, feminização masculina, ...
Chinese:女性化, 阴性化, ...
Japanese:女性化, ...
Arabic:تَأْنِيث, زِيَادَةُ وُجُودِ النِّسَاءِ, ...
Hebrew:הַנְשָׁיָה, הִתְנַשְּׁתוּת, ...
Russian:феминизация, женоподобие, ...
Ukrainian:фемінізація, зростання кількості жінок, ...
Hindi:स्त्रीकरण, किसी क्षेत्र में महिलाओं की बढ़ती भागीदारी, ...
Bengali:নারীসুলভতা, নারী-অংশগ্রহণ বৃদ্ধি, ...
Catalan:feminització, ...
Czech:feminizace, nárůst zastoupení žen, ...
Danish:feminisation, kvindeliggørelse, ...
Dutch:feminisering, vervrouwelijking, ...
Greek:θηλυκοποίηση, αύξηση της παρουσίας των γυναικών σε έναν τομέα, ...
Hungarian:elnőiesedés, feminizáció, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឱ្យមានលក្ខណៈជាស្ត្រី, ការកើនឡើងនៃវត្តមានស្ត្រី, ...
Korean:여성화, 여성 진출, ...
Persian:زنانه شدن, زنانه‌شدن, ...
Polish:feminizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):feminização, desenvolvimento de características femininas, ...
Romanian:feminizare, feminizație, ...
Swedish:feminisering, feminisation, ...
Thai:การยอมรับลักษณะของผู้หญิง, การเพิ่มขึ้นของผู้หญิงในสายงาน, ...
Turkish:feminizasyon, kadınlaşma, ...
Vietnamese:nữ tính hóa, sự gia tăng sự hiện diện của phụ nữ trong một lĩnh vực, ...

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Definition of feminisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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