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Meanings of effeminate in English

Having unsuitable feminine qualities.

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Usage of effeminate in English
1
The more masculine the women become, the more effeminate become the men.
Equality
2
Though fair, he was not effeminate; his countenance was regular and expressive.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.
3
With the epitaph of this hero compare that of the effeminate Sardanapalus-
Emile
4
So-so; an effeminate humourist,-saysthe most absurd things, and fancies them wise.
"My Novel" — Volume 09
5
Weak and effeminate monarchs occupied the throne of Baber and Shah Jehan.
Ten Great Events in History
6
Time was when it was otherwise-whenit was thought effeminate to complain.
Through the Magic Door
7
The old Roman maxim is not applicable to our effeminate, degraded people.
Old Fritz and the New Era
8
Saulez was young, very slightly built, fair-haired, and almost effeminate in appearance.
Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer
9
His appearance is effeminate, his manner finicky and old-maidish to a degree.
The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe: William II, Germany;...
10
If he was effeminate, he had convictions and could stand by them.
The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1
11
Alexander Patoff, on the other hand, without being effeminate, was intensely feminine.
Paul Patoff
12
This letter, this preposterous thing from the universal philanderer, the effeminate erotic!
The Judgment House
13
Looks like a pose, sort of effeminate, a man's wearing a bracelet.
Captain Macklin: His Memoirs
14
But for a man to be vain of his person, how effeminate!
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1
15
A fopling, a mincer of effeminate English, a rote-repeater of academic catchwords-bah
Born in Exile
16
What an effeminate creature!-andall because his head is full of Voltaire!
Liza; Or, "A Nest of Nobles"
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common