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effeminate

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ef·fem·i·nate  (-fm-nt)
adj.
1. Having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men. See Synonyms at female.
2. Characterized by weakness and excessive refinement.
[Middle English effeminat, from Latin effmintus, past participle of effminre, to make feminine : ex-, ex- + fmina, woman; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
ef·femi·nate n.
ef·femi·nate·ly adv.
ef·femi·nate·ness n.
effeminate
Adjective
(of a man) displaying characteristics regarded as typical of a woman [Latin femina woman]
effeminacy n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.effeminate - having unsuitable feminine qualities
cissy, emasculate, sissified, sissy, sissyish, epicene
unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly - not possessing qualities befitting a man
effeminate
adjective womanly, affected, camp (informal) soft, weak, feminine, unmanly, sissy, effete, foppish, womanish, wussy (slang) womanlike, poofy (slang) wimpish or wimpy (informal) << OPPOSITE manly
Translations
Spanish effeminate [ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt] adj → afeminado
French effeminate [ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt] adj → efféminé(e)
German effeminate [ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt] adj → feminin, effeminiert
Italian effeminate [ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt] adj → effeminato/a
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When ye despise pleasant things, and the effeminate couch, and cannot couch far enough from the effeminate: there is the origin of your virtue.
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It was necessary that Cyrus should find the Persians discontented with the government of the Medes, and the Medes soft and effeminate through their long peace.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
"Mugridge, sir," he fawned, his effeminate features running into a greasy smile.
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