Definitions For Femme

Adjective

(chiefly, North America, journalism, entertainment) Pertaining to a femme; feminine, female. from 20th c. (chiefly, derogatory) effeminate, effeminate (of a man). from 20th c. Characteristic of a feminine lesbian or queer woman. from 20th c. : Her style was more femme than butch.

Antonyms

LGBT butch

Noun

FEMME (plural FEMMEs) A woman, a wife; (now, chiefly, North America) a young woman or girl. from 19th c. (LGBT) A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch. from 20th c. : Synonym: fem, q1=less common (LGBT, less common) A person whose gender is feminine-leaning, such as a feminine non-binary person.

Antonyms

LGBT butch

Coordinate terms

person with a feminine-leaning gender masc, pos=n

Etymology

{{PIE root, en, dʰeh₁(y)}} From {{der, en, fr, femme, , woman}}. Compare feme.

See also

en femme