effeminate
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adjective \-nət\Definition of EFFEMINATE
1
: having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
2
: marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement <effeminate art> <an effeminate civilization>
See Examples of EFFEMINATE
- He had a high and somewhat effeminate voice.
- <a comedian deliberately affecting effeminate mannerisms>
Origin of EFFEMINATE
Middle English, from Latin effeminatus, from past participle of effeminare to make effeminate, from ex- + femina woman — more at feminine
First Known Use: 15th century
2effeminate
nounDefinition of EFFEMINATE
: an effeminate person
First Known Use of EFFEMINATE
1597
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