| femininity | 1. The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness. 2. The female form. "O serpent under femininitee." (Chaucer) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| femininity complex | In psychoanalysis, the unconscious fear, in boys and men, of castration at the hands of the mother with resultant identification with the aggressor and envious desire for breasts and vagina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masculinity-femininity scale | Any scale on a psychological test that assesses the relative masculinity or femininity of an individual; scale's vary and may focus, for example, on basic identification with either sex or preference for a particular sex role. (05 Mar 2000) |
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