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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:

Effeminacy \Ef*fem"i*na*cy\, n.; pl. Effeminacies. [From Effeminate.] Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

effeminacy 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]