Feminist Meaning
/ˈfɛmənɪst/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRelating to or in accordance with feminism.
nounAn advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.
Sentence Examples
A topless feminist was arrested outside the Vatican.
This play has a feminist point of view.
She wrote a feminist critique of Freud's theories.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The prominent ____ wrote a book about women's rights in the twentieth century.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She is a dedicated ____ who works tirelessly to promote gender equality and women's rights in her community.
Word Origin & History
First attested in 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Feminist struggle takes place anytime anywhere any female or male resists sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression."
— 2000 May 1, bell hooks, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, 2nd edition, page xi:
"Whatever else, Irréversible is already a succès de scandale. [Gaspar] Noé's claims that it is a "feminist" movie sound far-fetched, but he certainly offers an extraordinarily pessimistic view of male sexuality."
— 2002 August 2, Geoffrey Macnab, “'The rape had to be disgusting to be useful'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The prominent ____ wrote a book about women's rights in the twentieth century.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She is a dedicated ____ who works tirelessly to promote gender equality and women's rights in her community.