Meaning

1 senses

  1. An effeminate person.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Ziri acted like an effeminate man.

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  2. Everybody says that he's an effeminate guy.

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  3. Sato's high voice and mannerisms are pretty effeminate.

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  4. Dance had disciplined my body in particular ways and led me to be named by others as “effeminate".

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  5. Does Ziri sound effeminate?

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Origin

From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēm

From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēminō, from fēmina (“woman”).

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Forms

plural: effeminates
Singulareffeminate
Pluraleffeminates

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedeffeminacy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
effectiveB1effectivelyB2effectivenessB2effervescenteffeteefficacyefficiencyB1
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