effete

== English == === Alternative forms === effœte (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈfiːt/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈfit/, /ɛˈfit/ Rhymes: -iːt === Adjective === effete (comparative more effete, superlative most effete) (obsolete, of substances, quantities etc) exhausted, spent, worn-out. Synonyms: low, used up; see also Thesaurus:depleted Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent. Synonyms: low, puny; see also Thesaurus:weak Decadent, weak through self-indulgence. Synonyms: dissipated, incontinent (of a person) Affected, overrefined. Synonyms: fey, pretentious, stilted; see also Thesaurus:pretentious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛfˈfeː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [efˈfɛː.te] === Adjective === effēte vocative masculine singular of effētus