femaleness

Definitions of femaleness
  1. noun
    the properties characteristic of the female sex
    synonyms: feminineness
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    antonyms:
    maleness
    the properties characteristic of the male sex
    type of:
    gender, sex, sexuality
    the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
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