effeminateness Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
womanishness; unmanliness; sissiness; softness; effeminacy.
- the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy
- Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness
- he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him
WordNet
Ef*fem"i*nate*ness noun
Definitions
The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness. Fuller.