Definitions for effeminateness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•fem•i•nate*ɪˈfɛm ə nɪt(adj.)
(of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
characterized by softness, delicacy, weakness, or lack of vigor.
* Syn: See female.
Origin of effeminate:
1350–1400; ME < L effēminātus, orig. ptp. of effēmināre to emasculate =ef-ef - +-fēmināre, der. of fēmina woman
ef•fem′i•nate•ness(n.)
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
effeminateness(Noun)
effeminacy
Webster Dictionary
Effeminateness(noun)
the state of being effeminate; unmanly softness
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