quality of being female (noun)

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• female — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs (2) pistillate b. (1) composed of members of the female sex < the female population > (2) characteristic of girls or women …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• heat — noun 1》 the quality of being hot; high temperature.     ↘Physics heat seen as a form of energy arising from the random motion of the molecules of bodies.     ↘technical the amount of heat needed for or evolved in a specific process.     ↘a source …   English new terms dictionary

• importance — noun (U) 1 the quality of being important: The doctor stressed the importance of regular exercise. | attach importance to (=treat something as if it is important): Much greater importance is now attached to environmental concerns. | of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Gender — This article is about the distinction between male and female entities and concepts. For other uses, see Gender (disambiguation). Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men …   Wikipedia

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …   Wikipedia

• Lesbian — This article is about the sexual orientation. For other uses, see Lesbian (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• List of English words with disputed usage — Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker… …   Wikipedia

• heat — heat1 [ hit ] noun *** ▸ 1 hot quality ▸ 2 part of competition ▸ 3 in physics ▸ 4 strong feeling/anger ▸ 5 pressure and criticism ▸ 6 for making building warm ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the quality of being hot, or how hot something is …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• distinction — /dI stINkSFn/ noun 1 (C) a clear difference between two similar things (+ between): the distinction between formal and informal language 2 make/draw a distinction to say that two things or groups are different or treat them in a different way:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• heat*/*/*/ — [hiːt] noun I 1) [singular/U] the quality of being hot, or how hot something is We felt the intense heat from the fire.[/ex] He could feel the heat of the sun on his back.[/ex] 2) the heat [singular] very hot weather The local people get out of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English