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Meaning of 'effeminacy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Effeminacy [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'effeminacy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . effeminacy [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
Example in sentence:
  • he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him;
  • Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness;
  • the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy

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effable efface effaceable effaced effacement effacing effascinate effascination effect effected

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