effeminate

UK
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
US
/ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt/

Übersetzungen

effeminateadjektiv
more effeminate
Komp.
most effeminate
Super.
UK
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
US
/ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt/
He was criticized for his effeminate behavior.
Его критиковали за его женоподобное поведение.
effeminatesubstantiv
effeminates
Pl.
Archaic and often derogatory usage referring to an effeminate person.
Synonyme
feminine man
pretty boy
effeminateverb
effeminated
Präteritum
effeminated
Partizip Perfekt
effeminating
Gerundium
UK
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
US
/ɪˈfɛmənət/
Archaic, transitive; still encountered in historical or rhetorical contexts.

Definitionen

effeminateadjektiv
Having or showing traits culturally associated with women; lacking traditionally masculine qualities.
Critics mocked his supposedly effeminate voice, though he paid them no mind.
effeminatesubstantiv
A person, especially a man, regarded as effeminate.
In Victorian literature, the dandy was sometimes portrayed as an effeminate, a figure of both fascination and scorn.
effeminateverb
To make (someone or something) effeminate; to soften or weaken.
Some feared that excessive luxury would effeminate the nation.