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Word: Effeminacy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from effeminate + -acy
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈfɛmɪnəsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the quality in a man of having characteristics and ways of behaving traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man
Short Definition:quality of having characteristics associated with women
Examples:- they equated long hair with effeminacy
- the affectations of aristocracy were seen as markers of effeminacy
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