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1
having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit
- the soft, effete society that marked the final years of the Roman empire
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- undecadent
2
lacking bodily strength
- the outdoor adventure program takes effete youths and turns them into hardy campers
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3
lacking strength of will or character
- the governor is too effete to take on the powerful special interests that really run this state
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- characterless,
- frail,
- invertebrate,
- limp-wristed,
- milk-and-water,
- namby-pamby,
- nerveless,
- soft,
- spineless,
- weak,
- weak-kneed,
- weakened,
- weakling,
- wet
- [British],
- wimpish,
- wimpy,
- wishy-washy
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of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities traditionally considered more suitable for women
- wore a slightly more effete style of clothing in those days
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The first known use of effete was in 1660
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