EFFETENESS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

effeteness

noun

as in effeminacy

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as in tenderness

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Noun

This horror at effeminacy echoes across Baldwin’s novels and essays.

— Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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

Definition of effeminacy

Noun

Prison is a place of survival and yes, the book is very keen on studying the ability to retain one’s tenderness in conditions that are intentional about callusing them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Few contemporary filmmakers so richly explore the concept of tenderness quite like Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of tenderness

Noun

Jay Schmidt, president and chief executive officer of Caleres, acknowledged in a statement that results at Famous Footwear were below expectations, as a later back-to-school season and softness in lifestyle athletic pressured sales and margins.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Ingredients like rosehip, argan, and coconut oils help condition hair and seal in moisture, while panthenol acts as a humectant to deliver softness and hydration.

— Polly Blitzer, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of softness

Noun

Once again, Gulf leaders were shocked not just by American disregard for their preferences but also by the revelation of American impotence.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
That approach lowers the risk of post-surgical impotence and improves the odds of regaining function within two years after surgery.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of impotence

Noun

That sense of powerlessness against an unknowable, unkillable foe.

— Keith Langston, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Unable to leave without military permission, Ridi confronts settlers who claim his yard as theirs, underscoring Palestinians’ powerlessness as violent outposts expand with scant police accountability.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of powerlessness

Noun

Since the 1970s, feminist scholars have been actively documenting the ways menstruation has been used to ground false arguments about women’s weakness, invalidism, and inferiority in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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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