effeminate
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effeminate
- /ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
- /ɪˈfɛmɪneɪt/
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From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēminō, from fēmina (“woman”).
adjective more effeminate · most effeminate · effæminate · effeminat · effœminat · effœminate
- Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine. An effeminate and unmanly foppery.
- Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring. Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse.
verb effeminates · effeminating · effeminated · effæminate · effeminat
- To make womanly; to unman. the studie of sciences doth more weaken and effeminate mens minds, than corroborate and adapt them to warre.
- To become womanly.
noun effeminates · effæminate · effeminat · effœminat · effœminate
- An effeminate person. The effeminates are males with obviously recognizable traits and mannerisms; […]
