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..
Effeminated :: Effeminated (imp. & p. p.) of Effeminat.
Effeminize :: Effeminize (v. t.) To make effeminate.
Softling :: Softling (n.) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary..
Invirile :: Invirile (a.) Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate.
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury..
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..
Meacock :: Meacock (n.) An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man..
Effeminateness :: Effeminateness (n.) The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness.
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..
Effeminate :: Effeminate (v. i.) To grow womanish or weak.
Lydian :: Lydian (a.) Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character..
Effeminately :: Effeminately (adv.) By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman.
Effeminate :: Effeminate (a.) Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak..
Nice :: Nice (superl.) Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate..
Cockney :: Cockney (n.) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
Queen :: Queen (n.) A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing..
Dally :: Dally (v. i.) To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to tarry; to trifle..
Citizen :: Citizen (a.) Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city; characteristic of citizens; effeminate; luxurious.
Effeminately :: Effeminately (adv.) In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately.
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