effeminacy in English dictionary

  • effeminacy

    Meanings and definitions of "effeminacy"

    • The quality of being effeminate.
    • noun
      The quality of being effeminate.
    • The state or quality of being effeminate.
    • noun
      the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"

    Synonyms of "effeminacy" in English dictionary

    femininity, unmanliness, effeminateness are the top synonyms of "effeminacy" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of effeminacy

    • effeminacy ( no comparative or superlative)
    • effeminacy (countable and uncountable, plural effeminacies)
  • Effeminacy

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