effeminateness

Noun
Synonyms: effeminacysissinesssoftnesswomanishnessunmanliness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  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”Synonyms: effeminacysissinesssoftnesswomanishnessunmanliness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Effeminateness \Ef*fem"i*nate*ness\, n. The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
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