Definition of effeminate

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Effeminate (v. t.) To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.

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Masculine :: Masculine (a.) Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust..
Womanish :: Womanish (a.) Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate..
Milksop :: Milksop (n.) A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person..
Emasculate :: Emasculate (v. t.) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
Delicate :: Delicate (n.) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person..
Unmanned :: Unmanned (a.) Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate..
Meacock :: Meacock (n.) An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man..
Queen :: Queen (n.) A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing..
Enervate :: Enervate (v. t.) To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral powers of..
Effeminize :: Effeminize (v. t.) To make effeminate.
Invirile :: Invirile (a.) Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate.
Feminize :: Feminize (v. t.) To make womanish or effeminate.
Cockney :: Cockney (n.) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
Effeminate :: Effeminate (a.) Womanlike; womanly; tender; -- in a good sense.
Feminine :: Feminine (a.) Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate..
Tender :: Tender (superl.) Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate.
Effeminately :: Effeminately (adv.) By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman.
Nice :: Nice (superl.) Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate..
Effeminate :: Effeminate (a.) Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak..
Effeminate :: Effeminate (v. i.) To grow womanish or weak.
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