effeminate

UK
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
US
/ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt/
effeminateприлагательное
more effeminate
Comp.
most effeminate
Super.
UK
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
US
/ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt/
Переводы
He was criticized for his effeminate behavior.
Его критиковали за его женоподобное поведение.
Определения
Having or showing traits culturally associated with women; lacking traditionally masculine qualities.
Critics mocked his supposedly effeminate voice, though he paid them no mind.
Антонимы
effeminateсуществительное
effeminates
pl
Archaic and often derogatory usage referring to an effeminate person.
Определения
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.
Синонимы
feminine man
pretty boy
effeminateглагол
effeminated
Past Simple
effeminated
Past Participle
effeminating
Gerund
UK
/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
US
/ɪˈfɛmənət/
Archaic, transitive; still encountered in historical or rhetorical contexts.
Определения
To make (someone or something) effeminate; to soften or weaken.
Some feared that excessive luxury would effeminate the nation.