femin
woman
Latin · femina
Femin comes from Latin femina, woman. Feminine means typical of women, feminism supports equal rights for women, and effeminate describes a man said to have womanly qualities.
Memory trick
Femin sounds like 'feminine': think of a woman's name, Femina.
Words from this root
- feminine (femin + ine) — typical of womenस्त्रियोचित
- feminineness (femin + ine + ness) — quality of being feminineस्त्रैणता
- unfeminine (un + femin + ine) — not seen as womanlyअस्त्रैण
- feminism (femin + ism) — support for equal rights for womenनारीवाद
- feminist (femin + ist) — person who supports women's equalityनारीवादी
- profeminist (pro + femin + ist) — supporting feminismनारीवाद का समर्थक
- antifeminist (anti + femin + ist) — opposing feminismनारीवाद-विरोधी
- antifeminism (anti + femin + ism) — opposition to feminismनारीवाद का विरोध
- feminize (femin + ize) — to make more womanlikeस्त्रैण बनाना
- feminization (femin + iz + ation) — process of becoming more femaleस्त्रैणीकरण
- effeminate (ef + femin + ate) — (of a man) womanly; often insultingस्त्रैण स्वभाव वाला (पुरुष)
- effeminately (ef + femin + ate + ly) — in an effeminate wayस्त्रैण ढंग से