effeminate

Meanings

Plural: effeminates

Adjective Satellite

having unsuitable feminine qualities

Adj

Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.
Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.

Verb

To make womanly; to unman.
To become womanly.

Noun

An effeminate person.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēminō, from fēmina (“woman”).

Synonyms

camp, cissy, effete, emasculate, epicene, feminine, sissified, sissy, sissyish, swish, unmanly

Antonyms

immasculate, non-effeminate, noneffeminate, uneffeminate

Scrabble Score: 18

effeminate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
effeminate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
effeminate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

effeminate is a valid Words With Friends word