French word

féminisme

Pronunciation

IPA/feminizm/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfeminism

Example

Le féminisme cherche à garantir l'égalité des droits entre les sexes.

Feminism seeks to ensure equal rights between the sexes.

Illustration for féminisme (feminism)

More examples

De nombreux jeunes soutiennent le féminisme aujourd'hui.

Many young people support feminism today.

Core concept

A public campaign that brings women's rights into the same legal and social frame as men's rights.

Common phrases

  • le féminisme

    feminism

  • le féminisme moderne

    modern feminism

  • l'histoire du féminisme

    the history of feminism

Similar words

égalité: A state in which women and men have the same rights and opportunities.
droit: A legal right or freedom held by a person.
féministe: A person who supports women's rights and gender equality.

Definition in French

Doctrine et action pour la reconnaissance sociale, économique et politique des femmes et pour l'égalité entre les sexes.

Word origin

Féminisme combines the base fémin-, related to féminin, with -isme, a suffix used for systems of thought and organized movements.

Usage tips

  • Féminisme names an ideology or movement, while féministe names a person or an adjective describing a position.

Other meanings

  • women's movementnoun
  • women's liberation movementnoun

Opposites

  • machismemale chauvinismnoun
  • antiféminismeantifeminismnoun

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