Effeminacy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Effeminacy is a noun meaning The quality of being effeminate.
Meaning
The quality of being effeminate.
Example Sentences
Salmacis: A fountain in ancient Greece whose waters were reputed to produce effeminacy.
I yielded, and unlock'd her all my heart, / Who with a grain of manhood well reſolv'd / Might eaſily have ſhook off all her ſnares: / But foul effeminacy held me yok't / Her Bond-ſlave; […]
It is an argument that cannot proceed but from a low Iudgment, or a ſpirit ſoothed with its owne Effeminaty, to ſay, He is Noble, he is a Courtier, he is a man of State, His quality tyeth him not to perfection, His vertue must be meaſured by the ell of the world, If he were ouer vertuous, the exceſſe of his Sanctity would be preiudiciall to his fortune.
Word Forms
- effeminacies
- effeminacie
Synonyms for effeminacy
Depending on context, synonyms include effemination, invirility, morbidezza, niceness, unmasculinity, womanishness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sissiness, womanishness, unmanliness, feminality, effeteness, femmeness.
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