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Effeminacy Moderate

Effeminacy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

"the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"

"Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"

"he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"

2

The quality of being effeminate.

Example Sentences
"the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy" noun
"Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness" noun
"he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
femininity
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
emasculation
Rhyming Words
racy macy pacy gacy tacy jacy kacy lacy bracy stacy gracy spacy oracy cracy tracy b.acy legacy acracy curacy papacy
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