effeminate

(ĭ-fĕm'ə-nĭt)
adj.

1. Having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men. See synonyms at female.
2. Characterized by weakness and excessive refinement.

[Middle English effeminat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēmināre, to make feminine : ex-, ex- + fēmina, woman.]

effeminate ef·fem'i·nate n.
effeminately ef·fem'i·nate·ly adv.
effeminateness ef·fem'i·nate·ness n.

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adjective

Having qualities more appropriate to women than to men: epicene, feminine, sissified, sissyish, unmanly, womanish. See gender.

adj

Definition: not manly
Antonyms: manly, masculine

IN BRIEF: Having womanish traits or qualities.

In Shakespeare's time, male actors who were skilled at acting effeminately were cast to play female roles.

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• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative
• Homosexuality - effeminate: (adj) not masculine in appearance or behavior, said esp. of homosexuals

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kvindagtig, uden saft og kraft

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwijfd

Français (French)
adj. - efféminé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unmännlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θηλυπρεπής, γυναικωτός

Italiano (Italian)
effemminato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - efeminado

Русский (Russian)
женоподобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - afeminado, mujeril, adamado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - feminin, omanlig, förvekligad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
柔弱的, 娇气的, 女人气的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 柔弱的, 嬌氣的, 女人氣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 나약한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - めめしい, 軟弱な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متخنث, متأنث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נשי, כמו אישה‬

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