Meaning

4 senses
  1. Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

    kraftlos, entkräftet, schwach

    истощённыйistoščónnyj

    виснаженийvysnaženyj, знесиленийznesylenyj

  2. Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.

    verweichlicht, verwöhnt, dekadent

    упадническийupadničeskij

    занепадницькийzanepadnycʹkyj, декадентськийdekadentsʹkyj

  3. Affected, overrefined.

    affected, overrefined, and effeminate

  4. (obsolete)Exhausted, spent, worn-out.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The aristocracy had become effete, living off inherited wealth and outdated traditions.

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  2. The critics dismissed the film as an effete imitation of earlier, bolder works.

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  3. The once-mighty empire had grown effete, bloated with luxury and devoid of vigor.

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  4. His effete manners and delicate gestures made him seem out of place among the rugged sailors.

    ruСвоими женственными манерами и утончёнными жестами он выбивался среди матёрых моряков.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
lacking strength:
decadent:
Русский
By meaning 2
lacking strength:
decadent:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
lacking strength:
decadent:

Origin

From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s.

From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s.

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