French Conversation · Level 7
87 words
French word
féministe
Pronunciation
IPA/feminist/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)feminist
Example
C'est une féministe.
She's a feminist.
More examples
Ma sœur milite comme féministe.
My sister is active as a feminist.
Core concept
A person removing a barrier that treats people differently by sex and opening access to equal rights.
Common phrases
une féministe
a feminist
un mouvement féministe
a feminist movement
Similar words
activiste: A person who publicly supports and acts on political or social causes.
féminisme: An ideology and movement seeking equality between women and men.
Definition in French
Personne qui milite pour la suppression des inégalités entre les sexes et pour la promotion des droits des femmes.
Word origin
French formed féministe from féminisme with the suffix -iste, which marks a person associated with a doctrine or movement.
Usage tips
- Féministe is an epicene noun and adjective: un féministe and une féministe, with the same spelling for both genders.