effeminateness
- noun
- /ɪˈfɛmɪnətnəs/
- Offensive
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afeminación
- Older texts sometimes use effeminateness as a criticism of men who don't conform to traditional gender roles.
Examples
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The king was often mocked for his perceived effeminateness and gentle manners.
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Some critics wrongly equate artistic sensitivity with effeminateness.
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His effeminateness was often criticized by his peers.
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Many cultures view effeminateness as a negative trait.
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Some critics wrongly equate artistic sensitivity with effeminateness.
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The king was often mocked for his perceived effeminateness and gentle manners.
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Many cultures view effeminateness as a negative trait.
Synonyms
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A set of qualities often seen in women, like gentleness and grace
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A quality of having traits seen as typical of women and thought not manly in men
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A way of behaving or looking that seems young and playful like a girl
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Style or behavior people connect with girls, like pink clothes
The state of being seen as not brave or strong by other people
A way of dressing or acting people think is like women's style
Qualities or style people think belong to women, like gentle manner and dress
Antonyms
How Feminine
Surface Forms
Morphology
effeminateness = effeminate (transparent) = effeminate + ness
Standard nominalization of the adjective 'effeminate' with '-ness' yields a straightforward abstract noun meaning 'the quality of being effeminate'.
Etymology
The word effeminateness comes from Latin parts ef- ('out of') and femin- ('woman') and shares the same root as female and feminine. So it originally meant 'made like a woman', and today it describes having qualities people see as typical of women, often used to criticize men.