fair sex

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fair sex

noun the fair sex · fairer sex

  1. dated, idiomatic, offensive, sometimes Women collectively. The younger Gentry, or Dons, to express their Gallantry, carry about them Egg-shells, fill'd with Orange or other sweet Water, which they cast at Ladies in their Coaches, or such other of the fair Sex as they happen to meet in the Streets.

    Similar: gentle sex · Opposite: stern sex

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noun women

Españolsexo débil, bello sexo
한국어여성 yeoseong
日本語フェアセックス fea sekkusu
中文女性 nǚxìng, 婦道人家 /妇道人家 fùdao rénjia
Portuguêssexo frágil
Françaisbeau sexe, gent féminine, sexe faible
Deutschschönes Geschlecht, schwaches Geschlecht
Italianogentil sesso, sesso debole
Ελληνικάασθενές φύλο asthenés fýlo, αδύνατο φύλο adýnato fýlo, ωραίο φύλο oraío fýlo, αδύναμο φύλο adýnamo fýlo
Românăsexul frumos
Русскийпрекра́сный пол prekrásnyj pol, сла́бый пол slábyj pol, не́жный пол néžnyj pol

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@misc{fair_sex_2026,
  title = {fair sex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fair%20sex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}