effeminate
IPA: ifˈɛmɪnʌt
noun
- An effeminate person.
verb
- (transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman.
- (intransitive) To become womanly.
adjective
- (often derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
- (obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
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Examples of "effeminate" in Sentences
- I fixed the redirect from effeminate.
- Effeminate men are both straight and masculine.
- Jesus Christ said the effeminate are an abomination to me.
- To the Greeks, men could be made either manly or effeminate.
- I deleted the whole sentence because of the effeminate badge.
- Geary is an effeminate robot and the racing champion of Teknee.
- The effeminate male was a recurring character type in early vaudeville.
- He escapes the submarine while running in a strangely effeminate manner.
- Dionysius describes his composition as tinselled, ignoble and effeminate.
- I disagreed with the description of Jack's character as being effeminate.
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