gentle sex

  • 1gentle sex — noun : the female sex : women in general used with the a member of the gentle sex * * * women in general. Also, gentler sex. [1575 85] * * * gentle sex or gen|tler sex «JEHN tluhr», women collectively; womankind …

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  • 2gentle sex — gen′tle sex n. usage: This term, though rarely used today, is sometimes perceived as patronizing. older use: sometimes off. off sex women in general • Etymology: 1575–85 …

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  • 3gentle sex — noun Date: 1583 the female sex ; women in general …

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  • 4gentle sex — women in general. Also, gentler sex. [1575 85] * * * …

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  • 5gentle sex — female sex, women …

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  • 6gentle sex — /ˈdʒɛntl sɛks/ (say jentl seks) noun women …

  • 7The Gentle Sex — Infobox Film name = The Gentle Sex director = Leslie Howard producer = Derrick De Marney writer = Moie Charles starring = Joan Gates Jean Gillie Joan Greenwood Joyce Howard Rosamund John Lilli Palmer Barbars Waring music = John Greenwood… …

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  • 8Gentle Annie — can refer to:* Gentle Annie , an American song composed by Stephen Foster in 1856 with a popular parody version widely known in Australia * Gentle Annie a song unrelated to the Stephen Foster song or its Australian parody, sung by Tommy Makem. *… …

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  • 9sex — /seks/, n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions. 2. the sum of the structural and functional differences by which the male and female are distinguished, or the… …

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  • 10sex — noun 1 male or female ADJECTIVE ▪ female, male ▪ opposite ▪ At that age they can start becoming shy with the opposite sex. ▪ same ▪ …

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