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effeminate

The correct spelling is effeminate.

How to pronounce effeminate

noun

Say it like: Eff-emi-nat-e

The correct spelling is effeminate. An effeminate person.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An effeminate person.

verb

  1. 1.To make womanly; to unman.
  2. 2.To become womanly.

adjective

  1. 1.(of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
  2. 2.Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.

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