Definitions for effeminacyɪˈfɛm ə nə si
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•fem•i•na•cyɪˈfɛm ə nə si(n.)
the state or quality of being effeminate.
Origin of effeminacy:
1595–1605
Princeton's WordNet
effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness(noun)
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
"the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"
Wiktionary
effeminacy(Noun)
The quality of being effeminate.
Webster Dictionary
Effeminacy(noun)
characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men
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