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1. female
noun. ['ˈfiːˌmeɪl'] an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- femele (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- femella (Latin)
Rhymes with Female
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- blackmail
- greenmail
- metromail
- plymale
- voicemail
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How do you pronounce female?
Pronounce female as ˈfiˌmeɪl.
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Sentences with female
1. Adjective
The male and female costumes should match or complement each other in color and style.
2. Noun, singular or mass
The female may have a very pale ring, but it isn't a defined black line.
Quotes about female
1. Cathy was the first widely syndicated humor strip created by a woman. The strip was pretty revolutionary at the time not only because it starred a female, but also because it was so emotionally honest about all the conflicting feelings many women had in 1976.
- Cathy Guisewite
2. I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.
- Edward Gibbon
3. It's funny. People often compare me to other humor essayists. They're usually quite nice comparisons; I will accept those gladly. But I am always sort of appalled at the idea of being lumped with other, more chick-y female writers. And the truth is probably that neither comparison is accurate.
- Sloane Crosley
2. female
adjective. ['ˈfiːˌmeɪl'] being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop.
Antonyms
Etymology
- femele (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- femella (Latin)
3. female
noun. ['ˈfiːˌmeɪl'] a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- femele (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- femella (Latin)
4. female
adjective. ['ˈfiːˌmeɪl'] characteristic of or peculiar to a woman.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- femele (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- femella (Latin)