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as in effeminacy
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as in tenderness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effeteness
Noun
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The researchers theorized this could be in part because of greater stigma toward effeminacy in boys than masculinity in girls.—
Benjamin Ryan,
NBC News,
4 Oct. 2023 -
Other historians point to the color being linked to effeminacy.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
25 June 2023
Noun
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Trans-generational grief engenders both tenderness and bitterness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Littlenecks are the smallest of the hard-shell clams and are known for their sweet flavor and tenderness.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Combining wool for softness and rayon for lasting quality, the Haren rug brings serenity to your space—the subtle texture almost reminds us of a zen garden.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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The result is a fragrance that strikes the right balance between clean and confectionery, with a softness that’s like being wrapped in a cashmere blanket.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That there is impotence and cancer and infidelity and vanity and loss.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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The rumors of my cinematic impotence are exaggerated and ageist.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That helplessness amid an unrelenting, unforgiving illness.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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This can lead to a sense of helplessness and fear, hindering creativity and collaboration.—
Kotter,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There was a clear vocabulary to define consent within OneTaste, but one witness after another spoke of pressure and powerlessness.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Workers internalize powerlessness, hyper vigilance, and anxiety.—
Rahkim Sabree,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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As Eliot went through a crisis involving his turn to Christianity, Vivien’s invalidism, and his mother’s death, his letters got more and more intense and confessional.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harper’s Magazine ,
17 Aug. 2022
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Each of his figures exists in a limbo of invalidism, enervation, atrophied mythology, Arcadian dreams of bathing beauties, and all our endless Modernist nudes by riverbeds, in parks, beds, stripped naked facing us, or masturbating.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
12 Nov. 2021
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“Effeteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effeteness. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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