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feminism

/ˈfɛm.ə.nɪz.əm/
fem · i · nism
Plural:feminisms
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Adjective:feminist
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• noun

1

The belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests.

Example

"The university course explores the history of feminism from the nineteenth-century suffrage movement to the present day."

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• Nearby Words

femininely
feminineness
femininity
feminism
feminist
feminization
feminize

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 19th century from French féminisme, coined by the utopian socialist philosopher Charles Fourier from Latin femina ('woman') and the suffix -isme.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Feminism. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/feminism
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