effeminate

== English == === Alternative forms === effæminate, effeminat, effœminat, effœminate (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēminō, from fēmina (“woman”). === Pronunciation === (adjective): IPA(key): /ɪˈfɛmɪnət/ (verb): IPA(key): /ɪˈfɛmɪneɪt/ === Adjective === effeminate (comparative more effeminate, superlative most effeminate) (often derogatory) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine. (obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring. ==== Synonyms ==== camp, swish, epicene, effete, feminine, unmanly ==== Antonyms ==== uneffeminate, noneffeminate, non-effeminate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === effeminate (third-person singular simple present effeminates, present participle effeminating, simple past and past participle effeminated) (transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman. , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.134: the studie of sciences doth more weaken and effeminate mens minds, than corroborate and adapt them to warre. (intransitive) To become womanly. ==== Antonyms ==== immasculate === Noun === effeminate (plural effeminates) An effeminate person. === Related terms === effeminacy == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ef.fe.miˈna.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: ef‧fe‧mi‧nà‧te === Adjective === effeminate feminine plural of effeminato === Participle === effeminate feminine plural of effeminato === Verb === effeminate inflection of effeminare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Latin == === Verb === effēmināte second-person plural present active imperative of effēminō === References === “effeminate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “effeminate”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “effeminate”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.