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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
feminine or apparently feminine in certain aspects, but not truly feminine.
Peter was not a "drag queen" as such, but ever since moving north from Hollywood had adopted several of their witty, pseudofeminine ways of speech […]
As a result, nouns of this kind are likely to be interpreted and treated as feminine. Thus, Mifsud calls them pseudo-feminine collective Semitic nouns.
Use pseudofeminine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pseudofeminine means feminine or apparently feminine in certain aspects, but not truly feminine.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Peter was not a "drag queen" as such, but ever since moving north from Hollywood had adopted several of their witty, pseudofeminine ways of speech […]
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