Definitions for effeteɪˈfit
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•feteɪˈfit(adj.)
lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent:
an effete, overrefined society.
exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out.
unable to produce; sterile.
Origin of effete:
1615–25; < L effēta exhausted from bearing =ef-ef - +fēta having given birth, fem. ptp. of lost v.; see fetus
ef•fete′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
decadent, effete(adj)
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
"a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"
Wiktionary
effete(Adjective)
Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
effete(Adjective)
Of people: lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
effete(Adjective)
Decadent, self-indulgent.
Origin: From effetus.
Webster Dictionary
Effete(adj)
no longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren; sterile
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