HyperDic: effeminate

English > 1 sense of the word effeminate:
ADJECTIVEalleffeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissyhaving unsuitable feminine qualities
effeminate > pronunciation
Soundsiyfeh'mihnaht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > effeminate: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningHaving unsuitable feminine qualities.
Synonymsemasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy
Broaderunmanly, unmanful, unmanlikenot possessing qualities befitting a man
Spanishafeminado, emasculado, marica, mariquita
Nounseffeminatenessthe trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

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