effeminate
[adjective]
Synonyms: womanly, camp (informal), feminine, sissy, soft, tender, unmanly, weak, womanish

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Antonyms: manly, masculine
Related Words: chichi, old-maidish, overnice, precious, foppish, sappy, silken

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English Thesaurus: female, feminine, womanly, girly/girlie, effeminate, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ef‧fem‧i‧nate /ɪˈfemənət, ɪˈfemɪnət/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: effeminatus, from femina 'woman']
a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman
—effeminately adverb
—effeminacy noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

female relating to women or girls:
female voters
Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.
feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women:
You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness.
the ideal of feminine beauty
womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval:
her womanly figure
the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly:
Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse!
a very girlie pink dress
effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman:
His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate.
a pale effeminate-looking young man

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

woman a female adult person:
a young woman with dark brown hair
lady a polite word for a woman – used especially when you do not know the woman, or when the person you are talking to does not know the woman:
A glass of white wine please, for this lady here.
The young lady stood up and shook my hand.
girl a young female person – usually used about someone younger than about twenty:
a very pretty girl
teenage girls
female formal a woman – used especially when you are giving information about women, for example in formal surveys and reports:
Females account for 46% of Internet users.
feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women:
You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness.
the ideal of feminine beauty
womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval:
her womanly figure
the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly:
Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse!
a very girlie pink dress
effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman:
His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate.
a pale effeminate-looking young man

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲