Definition of EFFETE

effete

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
    • "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"

Adj

  • exhausted, spent, worn-out.
  • Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
  • Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
  • Affected, overrefined.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s.

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

effete is a valid Words With Friends word