effeminacy (n)
effeminateness (n)
sissiness (n)
softness#4 (n)
womanishness (n)
unmanliness (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
examples 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym femininity, muliebrity
Domain of synset - USAGE disparagement, depreciation, derogation
Derivationally related form unmanliness → unmanly
Derivationally related form unmanliness → unmanly
Derivationally related form womanishness → womanish
Derivationally related form sissiness → sissy
Derivationally related form effeminateness → effeminate
Hyponym emasculation
Incoming links
Derivationally related form unmanly → unmanliness
Derivationally related form unmanly → unmanliness
Derivationally related form sissy → sissiness
Derivationally related form effeminate → effeminateness
Derivationally related form womanish → womanishness
Hyponym femininity, muliebrity
Hypernym emasculation
Member of this domain - USAGE disparagement, depreciation, derogation

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