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Definition of Effeminate
1. Adjective. Having unsuitable feminine qualities.
Similar to: Unmanful, Unmanlike, Unmanly
Derivative terms: Effeminateness, Sissiness
Definition of Effeminate
1. a. Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak.
2. v. t. To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
3. v. i. To grow womanish or weak.
Definition of Effeminate
1. Adjective. (context: of a man or boy) Having behaviour or mannerisms considered unmasculine or typical of a woman or girl; feminine. ¹
2. Verb. (archaic) To make womanly; to unman. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Effeminate
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Effeminate
1. 1. Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak. "The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor." (Bacon) "An effeminate and unmanly foppery." (Bp. Hurd) 2. Womanlike; womanly; tender; in a good sense. "Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse." (Shak) Effeminate and womanish are generally used in a reproachful sense; feminine and womanly, applied to women, are epithets of propriety or commendation. Origin: L. Effeminatus, p. P. Of effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. See Feminine. To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. "It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds." (Locke) Origin: Effeminated; Effeminating. To grow womanish or weak. "In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt." (Pope) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Effeminate
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