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
effeminateness (uncountable)
effeminacy
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fem"i*nate*ness, n.
Definition: The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
