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ef·fem·i·nate
(ĭ-fĕm′ə-nĭt)adj.
Having or showing qualities or characteristics more often associated with females than males; unmanly: "gentle, kind, effeminate remorse" (Shakespeare).
[Middle English effeminat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēmināre, to make feminine : ex-, ex- + fēmina, woman; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
ef·fem′i·na·cy (-nə-sē), ef·fem′i·nate·ness n.
ef·fem′i·nate n.
ef·fem′i·nate·ly adv.
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effeminate
(ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt)adj
1. (of a man or boy) displaying characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; not manly
2. lacking firmness or vigour: an effeminate piece of writing.
[C14: from Latin effēmināre to make into a woman, from fēmina woman]
efˈfeminacy, efˈfeminateness n
efˈfeminately adv
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ef•fem•i•nate
(ɪˈfɛm ə nɪt)adj.
1. (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
2. characterized by softness, delicacy, weakness, or lack of vigor.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin effēminātus, orig. past participle of effēmināre to emasculate =ef- ef- + -fēmināre, derivative of fēmina woman]
ef•fem′i•nate•ly, adv.
ef•fem′i•nate•ness, n.
syn: See female.
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effeminate
adjective womanly, affected, camp (informal), soft, weak, feminine, unmanly, sissy, effete, foppish, womanish, wussy (slang), womanlike, poofy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal) a skinny, effeminate guy in lipstick and earrings
manly, macho, butch (slang), virile, he-man (informal)
manly, macho, butch (slang), virile, he-man (informal)
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effeminate
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Translations
مُتَأنِّث، مُتَخَنِّث، كالنِّساء
zženštilý
femininkvindelig
epämiehekäsnaismainen
nőies
kvenlegur
sumoteriškėjęs
mīkstčaulīgssievišķīgs
zniewieściałazniewieściałezniewieściały
zženštilý
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
effeminate
adj → feminin, effeminiert (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
effeminate
[ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt] adj → effeminato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
effeminate
(iˈfeminət) adjective (of a man) unmanly or womanish.
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effeminate
a. afeminado,
pop. invertido-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
effeminate
adj afeminadoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.