the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
“the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy”
Word Forms
effeminate
adjective
having unsuitable feminine qualities
sissy
adjective
having unsuitable feminine qualities
womanish
adjective
having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men
unmanly
adjective
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Weiblichkeit
die Eigenschaft, weiblich zu sein (abwertend gegenüber einem Mann)
🇫🇷French
effémination
le trait d'être efféminé (péjoratif d'un homme)
🇪🇸Spanish
afeminamiento
el rasgo de ser afeminado (despectivo hacia un hombre)
🇮🇹Italian
effeminatezza
il tratto di essere effeminato (dispregiativo di un uomo)
🇳🇱Dutch
verwijfdheid
de eigenschap verwijfd te zijn (denigrerend voor een man)
🇵🇹Portuguese
efeminação
a característica de ser afeminado (depreciativo de um homem)
🇷🇺Russian
женственность
женственная черта (уничижительная по отношению к мужчине)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्त्रैणता
स्त्रैण होने का लक्षण (किसी पुरुष का अपमानजनक)
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রভাব
বিষাক্ত হওয়ার বৈশিষ্ট্য (একজন পুরুষের অবমাননাকর)
🇮🇳Tamil
பெண்மை
பெண்மையின் பண்பு (ஒரு மனிதனை இழிவுபடுத்தும்)
🇮🇳Telugu
స్త్రీత్వం
స్త్రీగా ఉండే లక్షణం (మనిషిని అవమానించేది)
🇮🇳Marathi
तात्पर्य
विपुल असण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य (माणसाची अपमानास्पद)
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રભાવ
અપમાનજનક હોવાનું લક્ષણ (માણસનું અપમાનજનક)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ತ್ರೀತ್ವ
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರ ಲಕ್ಷಣ (ಪುರುಷನ ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്ത്രൈണത
സ്ത്രീത്വത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം (ഒരു പുരുഷനെ അപമാനിക്കുന്ന)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵੀਤਾ
ਬਦਨਾਮ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ (ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਦਾ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ)
🇵🇰Urdu
تاثیر
نفیس ہونے کی خصوصیت (ایک آدمی کی توہین)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
女性化
女性化的特征（对男性的贬义）
🇯🇵Japanese
女々しさ
女々しいという特徴（男性を軽蔑する）
🇰🇷Korean
여성스러움
나약하다는 특성 (남자를 경멸하는 것)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự yếu đuối
đặc điểm của sự yếu đuối (xúc phạm một người đàn ông)
🇹🇭Thai
ความเป็นผู้หญิง
ลักษณะของความเป็นผู้หญิง (เสื่อมเสียของผู้ชาย)
🇮🇩Indonesian
sifat banci
sifat banci (menghina laki-laki)
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkababae
ang katangian ng pagiging pambabae (pang-aalipusta sa isang lalaki)
🇲🇾Malay
kewanitaan
sifat kewanitaan (menghina lelaki)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التخنث
سمة الأنوثة (ازدراء الرجل)
🇮🇷Persian
زنانگی
خصلت زنانه بودن (توهین آمیز مرد)
🇹🇷Turkish
kadınsılık
kadınsı olma özelliği (bir erkeği aşağılayıcı)
🇮🇱Hebrew
נשיות
התכונה של להיות נשי (גנאי לגבר)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'effeminateness'?
The primary meaning of 'effeminateness' is 'the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'effeminateness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'effeminateness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'effeminateness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'effeminateness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'effeminateness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'effeminateness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'effeminateness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'effeminateness' in regular conversations?
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