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(New page: ==effeminate== EFFEM'INATE, a. L. effoeminatus, from effoeminor, to grow or make womanish, from foemina, a woman. See Woman. :1. Having the qualities of the female sex; soft or delicate t...)
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effeminate
EFFEM'INATE, a. L. effoeminatus, from effoeminor, to grow or make womanish, from foemina, a woman. See Woman.
- 1. Having the qualities of the female sex; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; tender; womanish; voluptuous.
The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor.
- 2. Womanish; weak; resembling the practice or qualities of the sex; as an effeminate peace; an effeminate life.
- 3. Womanlike, tender, in a sense not reproachful.
EFFEM'INATE, v.t. To make womanish; to unman; to weaken; as to effeminate children.
EFFEM'INATE, v.i. To grow womanish or weak; to melt into weakness.
In a slothful peace courage will effeminate.
effeminately
EFFEM'INATELY, adv. In a womanish manner; weakly; softly.
- 1. By means of a woman; as effeminately vanquished.
effeminateness
EFFEM'INATENESS, n. Unmanlike softness.
effemination
EFFEMINA'TION, n. The state of one grown womanish; the state of being weak or unmanly. Little used.
