antimacho

adjective

Definition of antimachonext
as in feminine

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  1. feminine
  2. womanly
  3. girlish
  4. effeminate
Adjective
  • Designers like Chloé and Bottega Veneta have used the earthy color as a way to contrast sexy silhouettes or ground feminine pieces.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Hadid immediately set the tone for not only the feminine prowess that would fill the stage but the ethereal beauty, too.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of feminine
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  • With its elegant, womanly heel curving into a narrow point and its sensible perforated top designed to resemble a man's oxford dress shoe, the oxford pump is the shoe of a woman who stands between two worlds.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Definition of womanly
Adjective
  • Shushu/Tong, meanwhile, continued to develop its girlish femininity aesthetic.
    — Yiling Pan, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Venerdi Pomeriggio also took a girlish approach to embellishments, adding bouquet embroidery and pink ribbons to jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of girlish
Adjective
  • In Texas, Republicans have variously suggested that Senate candidate James Talarico is effeminate, gay, transgender…and/or pedophilic.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The next big issue for me was that Axl shimmied from side to side with an unusual snakelike move that struck me as effeminate and lame.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of effeminate
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