| NOUN | attribute | womanishness, effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness | the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) |
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| Meaning | The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man). | |
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| Synonyms | effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness | |
| Narrower | emasculation | Loss of power and masculinity |
| Broader | femininity, muliebrity | The trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women |
| Usage of | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| Adjectives | womanish | having characteristics / characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men |