female presence; woman's touch
Often used in negative expressions like 女っ気がない to describe a place or situation lacking women, or a man who seems uninterested in romance.
彼の部屋は女っ気がまったくない。
His room has absolutely no feminine touch.
この職場
This workplace feels lonely with no female presence.
Compound of 女 (おんな, 'woman') + っ気 (っけ, a suffix meaning 'sign' or 'presence'). The suffix っ気 is derived from 気 (け, 'feeling' or 'atmosphere').