Effeminate
21effeminate — /əˈfɛmənət / (say uh femuhnuht), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. (of a man) soft or delicate to an unmanly degree in traits, tastes, habits, etc.; womanish. 2. characterised by unmanly softness, delicacy, self indulgence, etc.: an effeminate life.… …
22effeminate — Synonyms and related words: AC DC, amphierotic, autoerotic, bent, bisexed, bisexual, breakable, brittle, butch, campy, cheap jack, chicken, cobwebby, crumbly, dainty, delicate, delicately weak, deviant, flimsy, fragile, frail, frangible, gay,… …
23effeminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. womanish, unmanly. See weakness, female. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unmanly, womanish, emasculate, epicene; see feminine 2 . See Synonym Study at female . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. feminine …
24effeminate — ef fem·i·nate || nÉ™t adj. lacking manly qualities, overly feminine (especially about a man) …
25effeminate — [ɪ fɛmɪnət] adjective derogatory (of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman. Derivatives effeminacy noun effeminately adverb Origin ME: from L. effeminat , effeminare make feminine …
26effeminate — adj unmanly, emasculate, emasculated, milksoppy, pansyish, Inf. pantywaist; (all of men) feminine, womanish, ladylike, female, sissyish, campy, Sl. faggy, Sl. limp wristed; androgynous, hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic …
27effeminate — ef·fem·i·nate …
28effeminate — ef•fem•i•nate [[t]ɪˈfɛm ə nɪt[/t]] 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 • Etymology:… …
29effeminate — Kohu wahine, ho owahine …
30effeminate — adj. (of a man) feminine in appearance or manner; unmasculine. Derivatives: effeminacy n. effeminately adv. Etymology: ME f. L effeminatus past part. of effeminare (as EX (1), femina woman) …
