noun
femme
fehm
noun
1
A woman, or, in queer contexts, someone whose gender presentation is markedly feminine.
"She described herself as a femme lesbian."
adj
1
Feminine in style or presentation.
"His look for the shoot was deliberately femme."
How to Use Femme
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBorrowed from French; used in English mainly within LGBTQ+ communities to describe a feminine style or identity, distinct from "butch."
Easily confused with
Word Forms
more femme comparative, femmes plural, most femme superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed directly from French femme ("woman").