Effeminate
[ɪ'femɪnət] or [ɪ'fɛmɪnət]
Definition
(a.) Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak.
(a.) Womanlike; womanly; tender; -- in a good sense.
(v. t.) To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
(v. i.) To grow womanish or weak.
Editor: Vicky
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Womanish, feminine, timorous, unmanly.[2]. Delicate, tender, womanly (in a good sense).
v. a. Unman, soften, emasculate, emolliate, make effeminate.
Typist: Rodger
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Feminine, delicate, womanly, womanish, timorous, feeble, mild_mannered, soft,unmanly, weak, enervated, emasculated
ANT:Manly, robust, vigorous, virile, hardy
Inputed by Darlene
Definition
adj. womanish: unmanly: weak: cowardly: voluptuous.—n. an effeminate person.—v.t. to make womanish: to unman: to weaken.—v.i. to become effeminate.—n. Effem′inacy womanish softness or weakness: indulgence in unmanly pleasures.—adv. Effem′inately.—n. Effem′inateness.
Typist: Manfred
Examples
- I would say,' answered Charmidas, 'that he was a mean-spirited, effeminate fellow. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- She commenced to laugh, dropping the imitation of the almost effeminate bullfighter's voice and booming again now. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He said he was vain, selfish, lazy, and effeminate. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Julia's attitudes, though graceful, were studied and luxurious; but always modest and effeminate. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There was a voluptuous and purely effeminate languor about Julia's character, which was well adapted to the eastern style of dress. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Her dancing, we both agreed, was perfection: speaking of what was most truly graceful, effeminate and ladylike. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Typist: Manfred