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EFFEMINATE
effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy
(adjective) having unsuitable feminine qualities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
effeminate (comparative more effeminate, superlative most effeminate)
(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
Synonyms
• camp, swish, epicene, effete, unmanly
Antonyms
• uneffeminate, noneffeminate, non-effeminate
Verb
effeminate (third-person singular simple present effeminates, present participle effeminating, simple past and past participle effeminated)
(transitive, archaic) To make womanly; to unman.
(intransitive) To become womanly.
Noun
effeminate (plural effeminates)
An effeminate person.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fem"i*nate, a. Etym: [L. effeminatus, p. p. of effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. See Feminine, a.]
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.
Note: Effeminate and womanish are generally used in a reproachful sense; feminine and womanly, applied to women, are epithets of propriety or commendation.
Ef*fem"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effeminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Effeminating.]
Definition: To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds. Locke.
Ef*fem"i*nate, v. i.
Definition: To grow womanish or weak. In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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