Definition of femme in English:

femme

(also fem)

nounfɛmfɛm

informal

1A woman.
Gwen is one seriously fierce femme as she shows off her strength
as modifier a post-feminist metaphor for femme empowerment
Example sentencesExamples
- But I just can't see how any of that has anything to do with being a butch or a femme.
- My friends are largely femmes who date only butches - so many of us have dated or at least slept with the same ones.
- You see butches with butches but you never see butches with femmes anymore.
- By the late 1920s and early 1930s, butch numbers like Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo were planting passionate kisses on the lips of lovely femmes in their films while having lesbian love affairs in real life.
- Lesbian femmes may recall the heterosexual scene, as it were, but also displace it at the same time.
1. 1.1 A lesbian whose appearance and behaviour are seen as traditionally feminine.
  Compare with butch
  Example sentencesExamples
  You see butches with butches but you never see butches with femmes anymore.
  But I just can't see how any of that has anything to do with being a butch or a femme.
  By the late 1920s and early 1930s, butch numbers like Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo were planting passionate kisses on the lips of lovely femmes in their films while having lesbian love affairs in real life.
  Lesbian femmes may recall the heterosexual scene, as it were, but also displace it at the same time.
  My friends are largely femmes who date only butches - so many of us have dated or at least slept with the same ones.

Origin

Early 19th century: French, ‘woman’.

Rhymes

am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam

Definition of femme in US English:

femme

(also fem)

nounfemfɛm

informal

1A woman.
Gwen is one seriously fierce femme as she shows off her strength
as modifier a post-feminist metaphor for femme empowerment
Example sentencesExamples
- You see butches with butches but you never see butches with femmes anymore.
- My friends are largely femmes who date only butches - so many of us have dated or at least slept with the same ones.
- But I just can't see how any of that has anything to do with being a butch or a femme.
- Lesbian femmes may recall the heterosexual scene, as it were, but also displace it at the same time.
- By the late 1920s and early 1930s, butch numbers like Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo were planting passionate kisses on the lips of lovely femmes in their films while having lesbian love affairs in real life.
1. 1.1 A lesbian whose appearance and behavior are seen as traditionally feminine.
  Compare with butch
  Example sentencesExamples
  Lesbian femmes may recall the heterosexual scene, as it were, but also displace it at the same time.
  You see butches with butches but you never see butches with femmes anymore.
  By the late 1920s and early 1930s, butch numbers like Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo were planting passionate kisses on the lips of lovely femmes in their films while having lesbian love affairs in real life.
  But I just can't see how any of that has anything to do with being a butch or a femme.
  My friends are largely femmes who date only butches - so many of us have dated or at least slept with the same ones.

Origin

Early 19th century: French, ‘woman’.

词汇	femme
释义	Definition of femme in English: femme (also fem) nounfɛmfɛm informal 1A woman. Gwen is one seriously fierce femme as she shows off her strength as modifier a post-feminist metaphor for femme empowerment Example sentencesExamples But I just can't see how any of that has anything to do with being a butch or a femme. My friends are largely femmes who date only butches - so many of us have dated or at least slept with the same ones. You see butches with butches but you never see butches with femmes anymore. By the late 1920s and early 1930s, butch numbers like Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo were planting passionate kisses on the lips of lovely femmes in their films while having lesbian love affairs in real life. Lesbian femmes may recall the heterosexual scene, as it were, but also displace it at the same time. 1.1 A lesbian whose appearance and behaviour are seen as traditionally feminine. Compare with butch Example sentencesExamples You see butches with butches but you never see butches with femmes anymore. But I just can't see how any of that has anything to do with being a butch or a femme. By the late 1920s and early 1930s, butch numbers like Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo were planting passionate kisses on the lips of lovely femmes in their films while having lesbian love affairs in real life. Lesbian femmes may recall the heterosexual scene, as it were, but also displace it at the same time. My friends are largely femmes who date only butches - so many of us have dated or at least slept with the same ones. Origin Early 19th century: French, ‘woman’. Rhymes am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam Definition of femme in US English: femme (also fem) nounfemfɛm informal 1A woman. Gwen is one seriously fierce femme as she shows off her strength as modifier a post-feminist metaphor for femme empowerment Example sentencesExamples You see butches with butches but you never see butches with femmes anymore. My friends are largely femmes who date only butches - so many of us have dated or at least slept with the same ones. But I just can't see how any of that has anything to do with being a butch or a femme. Lesbian femmes may recall the heterosexual scene, as it were, but also displace it at the same time. By the late 1920s and early 1930s, butch numbers like Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo were planting passionate kisses on the lips of lovely femmes in their films while having lesbian love affairs in real life. 1.1 A lesbian whose appearance and behavior are seen as traditionally feminine. Compare with butch Example sentencesExamples Lesbian femmes may recall the heterosexual scene, as it were, but also displace it at the same time. You see butches with butches but you never see butches with femmes anymore. By the late 1920s and early 1930s, butch numbers like Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo were planting passionate kisses on the lips of lovely femmes in their films while having lesbian love affairs in real life. But I just can't see how any of that has anything to do with being a butch or a femme. My friends are largely femmes who date only butches - so many of us have dated or at least slept with the same ones. Origin Early 19th century: French, ‘woman’.
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