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Definition of Effeminateness
1. Noun. The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man). "He was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"
Generic synonyms: Femininity, Muliebrity
Specialized synonyms: Emasculation
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Derivative terms: Effeminate, Sissy, Unmanly, Unmanly, Womanish
Definition of Effeminateness
1. n. The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness.
Definition of Effeminateness
1. Noun. effeminacy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Effeminateness
Literary usage of Effeminateness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"From this circumstance his sensibility, which I have no doubt is genuine, is in
danger of being mistaken for effeminateness. At least coarser and more ..."
2. The Defense of Poesy, Otherwise Known as An Apology for Poetry by Sir Philip Sidney (1890)
"Not of effeminateness. Cf. 3S 29-40 32. 447. Not of abusing. Cf. 378-3828. 44 8.
Not banished. Cf. 42 9-43 15. 44 9. ..."
3. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"And all ye who live in adultery, fornication, uncleanness, idolatry, whoredom,
lasciviousness, effeminateness, pleasures, gaming, sporting, pastime, ..."
4. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"... he denied ashes and absolution to all those courtiers who affected effeminateness
in their behaviour: * especially, in wearing their hair long, ..."
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