gentle sex

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the gentle sex

  1. (idiomatic, dated, now sometimes offensive) Women generally.
    Synonym: fair sex
    Antonyms: stern sex, sterner sex
    • 1830, William Carpenter, Anecdotes of the French revolution, of 1830, page 49:
      A patriotic virago, armed with a brace of pistols, enacted prodigies; and a young man, who distinguished himself in a remarkable manner, has since proved to be of the gentle sex.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gentle,‎ sex.