Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/ · adjective
(often derogatory) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine..
An effeminate and unmanly foppery.
The Comte d'Artois had neither the dignified nor the manly air of his brother—he rather appeared like a pretty-looking girl, so effeminate was he and fair.
Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse.
the studie of sciences doth more weaken and effeminate mens minds, than corroborate and adapt them to warre.
It will not corrupt or effeminate their [children's] minds.
I mean the represenstation of gay men on The Simpsons is getting more one-dimensional. For several years Smithers was quite masculine, yet the writers have effeminated him gradually (collecting Barbies, for instance), now he's rollerblading down the street with rainbow hotpants on?
The effeminates are males with obviously recognizable traits and mannerisms; […]
Use effeminate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Effeminate means (often derogatory) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine..
Common synonyms include camp, swish, epicene, effete.
Possible antonyms include uneffeminate, noneffeminate, non-effeminate, immasculate.
An effeminate and unmanly foppery.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.