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EFFEMINACY
effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness
(noun) the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); “the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy”; “Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness”; “he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
effeminacy (countable and uncountable, plural effeminacies)
The quality of being effeminate.
Synonyms
• effeminateness
• invirility
• morbidezza
• niceness
• unmasculinity
• (obsolete) effemination
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fem"i*na*cy, n.; pl. Effeminacies. Etym: [From Effeminate.]
Definition: Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
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