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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man);
- Example: "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"
- Example: "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"
- Example: "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"
[syn: effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Womanish \Wom"an*ish\, 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. " Thy tears are womanish." --Shak. " Womanish entreaties." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike. --Ascham. [1913 Webster] -- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. -- Wom"an*ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

womanishness n 1: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" [syn: effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness]