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effeminate definition

effeminate


 
  Grep  of  noun  effeminate 
  effeminateness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  effeminate 
 
  The  adj  effeminate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  effeminate,  emasculate,  epicene,  cissy,  sissified,  sissyish,  sissy  --  (having  unsuitable  feminine  qualities) 
  2.  effeminate,  weak  --  (characterized  by  excessive  softness  or  self-indulgence;  "an  effeminate  civilization") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  effeminate 
 
  2  senses  of  effeminate 
 
  Sense  1 
  effeminate,  emasculate,  epicene,  cissy,  sissified,  sissyish,  sissy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unmanly)  ->  manly,  manful,  manlike 
 
  Sense  2 
  effeminate,  weak 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  soft)  ->  hard 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  effeminate 
 
  2  senses  of  effeminate 
 
  Sense  1 
  effeminate,  emasculate,  epicene,  cissy,  sissified,  sissyish,  sissy 
  =>  unmanly  (vs.  manly),  unmanful,  unmanlike 
 
  Sense  2 
  effeminate,  weak 
  =>  soft  (vs.  hard) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  effeminate 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  effeminate 
 
  effeminate  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  effeminate 
  effeminate 
 
  Overview  of  adj  effeminate 
 
  The  adj  effeminate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  effeminate,  emasculate,  epicene,  cissy,  sissified,  sissyish,  sissy  --  (having  unsuitable  feminine  qualities) 
  2.  effeminate,  weak  --  (characterized  by  excessive  softness  or  self-indulgence;  "an  effeminate  civilization") 



effeminate definition