effeminate

UK
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
US
/ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt/
effeminateadjektiv
more effeminate
Komp.
most effeminate
Super.
UK
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
US
/ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt/
Übersetzungen
He was criticized for his effeminate behavior.
Его критиковали за его женоподобное поведение.
Definitionen
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
effeminates
Pl.
Archaic and often derogatory usage referring to an effeminate person.
Definitionen
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.
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
To make (someone or something) effeminate; to soften or weaken.
Some feared that excessive luxury would effeminate the nation.