effeminate

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UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈfɛmənɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj. i fem′ə nit; v. i fem′ə nāt′)

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Inflections of 'effeminate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

effeminates: v 3rd person singular

effeminating: v pres p

effeminated: v past

effeminated: v past p

effeminate
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Sense: Adjective: having feminine traits - boy, man

Synonyms:

unmanly, womanish, emasculate, epicene, feminine , womanly, girlish, girly, camp , campy, homosexual (dated, offensive), gay , bent (dated, offensive!, slang), bisexual, sissy (offensive, informal), cissy (UK, offensive, informal), sissyish (offensive, informal), soft (slang), weak , feeble , emasculated, dainty, lightweight, poofy (UK, dated, offensive!!, slang)

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