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epämiehekäs — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • effeminate adj Of a man or boy, having qualities or mannerisms traditionally associated with women.
  • unmanly adj Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
  • unmasculine adj Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly.

Senses

epämiehekäs is used for these senses in English:

  • effeminate (often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.
  • unmanly (of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
  • unmasculine Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly

unmanly — full definition

  1. adj Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
  2. adj Of or pertaining to something not human.
  3. adj Not acceptable from a man.
  4. adj Not becoming of a man.

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