Effeminacy

  • 11effeminacy — ef·fem·i·na·cy || ɪ femɪnÉ™sɪ n. lack of manly qualities, femininity (especially about a man) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12effeminacy — n. [Said of men.] Weakness, softness, timidity, unmanly delicacy …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 13effeminacy — n unmanliness, invirility, milksopism, sissiness; (of men) femininity, womanishness, effemi nateness; androgyny …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 14effeminacy — ef·fem·i·na·cy …

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  • 15effeminacy — ef•fem•i•na•cy [[t]ɪˈfɛm ə nə si[/t]] n. the state or quality of being effeminate • Etymology: 1595–1605 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16effeminacy — /əˈfɛmənəsi/ (say uh femuhnuhsee), /i / (say ee ) noun the state or quality of being effeminate …

  • 17Malakia (effeminacy) — In Greek society, effeminacy (Greek: gr. ἀνανδρία ndash; anandria ; gr. μαλακία ndash; malakia; Latin: mollites) was a term applied to men who were perceived as having the quality of unmanliness, softness or delicacy, shown by moral weakness,… …

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  • 18Effeminacies — Effeminacy Ef*fem i*na*cy, n.; pl. {Effeminacies}. [From {Effeminate}.] Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; used reproachfully of men …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 19Malakia — (Greek: ἀνανδρία – anandria; μαλακία – malakia; Latin: mollites) was a particular type of cowardice, associated with effeminacy in men, that was widely condemned in ancient Greek society. To the ancient Greek, bravery was such an essential… …

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  • 20Nīþ — For the cursing pole, see Nithing pole. In historical Germanic society, nīþ (Old Norse: níð; Old English: nīþ, nīð); was a term for a social stigma implying the loss of honour and the status of a villain. A person affected with the stigma is a… …

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