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feminism
CEFRC1
/ˈfɛmɪnɪz(ə)m/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The belief that women should have equal rights and opportunities.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.
Examples
And feminism, what do you think about feminism?
From this you can conclude that feminism is still necessary.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningThe state of being feminine; femininity.
More examples
In contextHis hair is delicate and silky, and of a light chesnut[sic]—one of M. Lorrain's signs of feminism.
Women are still forbidden to smoke there... Ardent though we are in feminism, we applaud this stand...
Ooh! “Even the ladies!” #feminism #confedera-she !
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Origin
noun
From French féminisme circa 1837, ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). In the original sense of “women's movement or advocacy”, the French word was probably directly derived from fēmina, as if from Neo-Latin feminismus. First recorded in English in 1851, originally meaning “the state of being feminine”. Sense of “advocacy of women's rights” is from 1895.