effeminate

[ih-fem-uh-nit, ih-fem-uh-neyt] / ɪˈfɛm ə nɪt, ɪˈfɛm əˌneɪt /

ADJECTIVE

having female qualities

Synonyms

WEAK

epicene feminine womanish womanlike womanly

Antonyms

WEAK

manly masculine

Example Sentences

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This Klingsor tears down, evirates, effeminates and disintegrates.

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

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