Meaning Of The Word Effeminate

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Effeminate? Find Effeminate meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Effeminate Meaning

Effeminate Definition
Effeminate Definition

What's The Definition Of Effeminate?

effeminate
adjective: If you describe a man or boy as effeminate, you think he behaves, looks, or sounds like a woman or girl.

effeminate in American English
having the qualities generally attributed to women, as weakness, timidity, delicacy, etc.; unmanly; not virile
to make or become effeminate
adjective: having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Green belt ‐ countable noun: A green belt is an area of land…
  • Buckingham Palace ‐ the official residence in London of British sovereigns…
  • Testacean ‐ adjective: (of an invertebrate) having a hard…
  • Allision ‐ noun: the striking of one ship…
  • Googly-eyed ‐ adjective
  • The balloon went up ‐ said to mean that a situation has become very…
  • Pro-growth ‐ adjective: favoring or advocating the commercial…
  • Saltbush ‐ any of various plants (genus Atriplex) of the…
  • Mansplain ‐ verb: (of a man) to explain (something) to a woman…
  • Chiselling ‐ noun: a hand tool for working wood, consisting…