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Synonyms for effeminacy in English

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effeminacy:
- effeminacy; softness; unmanliness; effeminateness; sissiness; womanishness

English

Detailed Synonyms for effeminacy in English

effeminacy:

effeminacy [the ~] noun

the effeminacy
the effeminacy
- effeminacy [the ~] noun
the effeminacy

– the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) ¹
the softness; the effeminacy; the unmanliness; the effeminateness; the sissiness; the womanishness
– the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) ¹
- softness [the ~] noun
  - he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him¹
- effeminacy [the ~] noun
  - the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy¹
- unmanliness [the ~] noun
- effeminateness [the ~] noun
  - Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness¹
- sissiness [the ~] noun
- womanishness [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "effeminacy":

effeminateness; sissiness; softness; womanishness; unmanliness; femininity; muliebrity

Related Definitions for "effeminacy":

the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)¹
- the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University