efféminé — meaning in English
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English meaning
- effeminate adj Of a man or boy, having qualities or mannerisms traditionally associated with women.
- epicene adj Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- 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.
Senses
efféminé 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.
- epicene (by extension, usually, pejorative) An effeminate man.
- 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.
epicene — full definition
- adj Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- adj Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
- adj Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
- adj Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.