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Word: Effeminate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin effeminatus, past participle of effeminare ‘make feminine’, from ex- (expressing a change of state) + femina ‘woman’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈfɛmɪnət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(with reference to a man) having characteristics and ways of behaving traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man
Short Definition:having characteristics regarded as typical of woman
Examples:- John is depicted as an effeminate young man with flowing hair and delicate hands
- I knew that gay men were not necessarily effeminate
- he was picked on by his peers for his lisp and his effeminate manner
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