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effeminate
English
Etymology
From Latin eff?min?tus, past participle of eff?min?, from f?mina (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- (adjective): IPA(key): /??f?m?n?t/
- (verb): IPA(key): /??f?m?ne?t/
Adjective
effeminate (comparative more effeminate, superlative most effeminate)
- (often derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
- 1759, Richard Hurd, Moral and Political Dialogues
- An effeminate and unmanly foppery.
- 1759, Richard Hurd, Moral and Political Dialogues
- (obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
Synonyms
- camp, swish, epicene, effete, unmanly
Antonyms
- uneffeminate, noneffeminate, non-effeminate
Translations
Verb
effeminate (third-person singular simple present effeminates, present participle effeminating, simple past and past participle effeminated)
- (transitive, archaic) 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.
- It will not corrupt or effeminate their [children's] minds.
- , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.134:
- (intransitive) To become womanly.
Noun
effeminate (plural effeminates)
- An effeminate person.
- 1976, Psychiatry (volumes 39-40, page 246)
- The effeminates are males with obviously recognizable traits and mannerisms; […]
- 1976, Psychiatry (volumes 39-40, page 246)
Related terms
- effeminacy
Italian
Adjective
effeminate
- feminine plural of effeminato
Latin
Verb
eff?min?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of eff?min?
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
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cockney
English
Alternative forms
- Cockney
Etymology
See Cockney.
Noun
cockney (plural cockneys)
- A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
- Alternative letter-case form of Cockney (“the accent and speech mannerisms of these people”).
- (obsolete) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
Synonyms
- (effeminate man): nancy, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man
Translations
Adjective
cockney (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to these people or their accent.
Usage notes
- Traditionally, applies only to those born within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside
Derived terms
- cockney rhyming slang
French
Noun
cockney m (plural cockneys)
- cockney
Portuguese
Noun
cockney m, f (plural cockneys)
- cockney (a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London)
Noun
cockney m (uncountable)
- cockney (English dialect of the White lower class of London)
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