effeminate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
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Etymology
From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēminō, from fēmina (“woman”).
Meanings
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(derogatory, often) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine.
The Comte d'Artois had neither the dignified nor the manly air of his brother—he rather appeared like a pretty-looking girl, so effeminate was he and fair.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 125:An effeminate and unmanly foppery.
1759, Richard Hurd, Moral and Political Dialogues:
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(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| effœminat | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| effœminate | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| effeminat | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most effeminate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more effeminate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| effæminate | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
noneffeminate · uneffeminate · non-effeminate
Deriveds
effeminist · effeminateness · effeminately
Synonyms
unmanly · feminine · swish · epicene · camp · effete
Translations (113)
pl zbabiały (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt paneleiro (of a man, behaving like a woman) · nb feminin (of a man, behaving like a woman) · es afeminado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · cy merchetaidd (of a man, behaving like a woman) · gv benoil (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ga piteogach (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt maricas (of a man, behaving like a woman) · de weibisch (of a man, behaving like a woman) · eo ineca (of a man, behaving like a woman) · uk жонови́дий (of a man, behaving like a woman) · it effemminato (of a man, behaving like a woman) · no umandig (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt mulherengo (of a man, behaving like a woman) · cop ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ga piteánta (of a man, behaving like a woman) · el θηλυπρεπής (of a man, behaving like a woman) · hi स्त्रैण (of a man, behaving like a woman) · id banci (of a man, behaving like a woman) · yue 乸型 (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ru женоподо́бный (of a man, behaving like a woman) · cmn 女人氣 /女人气 (of a man, behaving like a woman) · nb fjollete (of a man, behaving like a woman) · bg женствен (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ar مُخَنَّث (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ka ქალური (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pl babski (of a man, behaving like a woman) · es ahembrado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · cs zženštilý (of a man, behaving like a woman) · sd جويو (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt amulherado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pl zniewieściały (of a man, behaving like a woman) · no bløtaktig (of a man, behaving like a woman) · gl afeminado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt afemeado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · es amanerado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · fa امرد (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt adamado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · hy կնաբարո (of a man, behaving like a woman) · nl verwijfd (of a man, behaving like a woman) · bcl babayinhon (of a man, behaving like a woman) · fi epämiehekäs (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt larilas (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ca efeminat (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ro afemeiat (of a man, behaving like a woman) · kmr nemêr (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ka მანერული (of a man, behaving like a woman) · gu બાયલો (of a man, behaving like a woman) · gv bwoirrin (of a man, behaving like a woman) · no jentete (of a man, behaving like a woman) · uk жінкуватий (of a man, behaving like a woman) · no kvinneaktig (of a man, behaving like a woman) · sk zoženštený (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt amulherengado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · tr yumuşak (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt afeminado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · fr efféminé (of a man, behaving like a woman) · de verweiblicht (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt panilas (of a man, behaving like a woman) · grc γυναικώδης (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pa زَنانہ (of a man, behaving like a woman) · gv dendeaysagh (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pl wydelikacony (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt apaneleirado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · fi naismainen (of a man, behaving like a woman) · mk женствен (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ko 유약 (of a man, behaving like a woman) · tl binabae (of a man, behaving like a woman) · am ሴታ ሴት (of a man, behaving like a woman) · tr efemine (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt bicha (of a man, behaving like a woman) · no kvinnelig (of a man, behaving like a woman) · no jenteaktig (of a man, behaving like a woman) · de verweichlicht (of a man, behaving like a woman) · fr efféminée (of a man, behaving like a woman) · la perfluus (of a man, behaving like a woman) · es amujerado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · gv soailtagh (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt mulheril (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt amaricado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · grc μαλακός (of a man, behaving like a woman) · de effeminiert (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pa ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ca afemellat (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt abichanado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · nn feminin (of a man, behaving like a woman) · eo virineca (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt mariconço (of a man, behaving like a woman) · no femi (of a man, behaving like a woman) · id kemayu (of a man, behaving like a woman) · fi feminiininen (of a man, behaving like a woman) · uz xotinchalish (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ja 女々しい (of a man, behaving like a woman) · es mujeril (of a man, behaving like a woman) · gd boireannta (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ga baineann (of a man, behaving like a woman) · cmn 娘娘腔 (of a man, behaving like a woman) · kmr serejin (of a man, behaving like a woman) · es adamado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · de tuntig (of a man, behaving like a woman) · sv fjollig (of a man, behaving like a woman) · rup muljirashcu (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt dengoso (of a man, behaving like a woman) · uz xezalak (of a man, behaving like a woman) · es amariconado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt efeminado (of a man, behaving like a woman) · ga baineanda (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt inviril (of a man, behaving like a woman) · hy ղզիկ (of a man, behaving like a woman) · pt enerve (of a man, behaving like a woman) · da kvindagtig (of a man, behaving like a woman) · az arvadxasiyyət (of a man, behaving like a woman) · la ēvirātus (of a man, behaving like a woman)