Effeminate

//ɪˈfɛmɪnət//

Synonyms for "effeminate" (90 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Adjective(1 words)
camp
Adjective(1 words)
cissy

Strong matches (27)

Adjective(4 words)
effeteepicenefemininegirly
Adjective(2 words)
emasculateepicene

Related words (45)

Adjective(3 words)
sissifiedsissysissyish
Adjective(2 words)
swishunmanly

Related word relations

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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has context

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related to

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similar

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Translations

112 translations across 51 languages.

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Amharic

1 entries
  • ሴታ ሴት adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • γυναικώδης adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • μαλακός adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مُخَنَّث adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Armenian

2 entries
  • կնաբարո adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • ղզիկ adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • muljirashcu adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • arvadxasiyyət adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • babayinhon adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • женствен adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Catalan

2 entries
  • afemellat adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • efeminat adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 乸型 adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 女人氣 /女人气 adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • 娘娘腔 adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Coptic

1 entries
  • ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Czech

1 entries
  • zženštilý adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Danish

1 entries
  • kvindagtig adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Dutch

1 entries
  • verwijfd adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ineca adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • virineca adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Finnish

3 entries
  • epämiehekäs adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • feminiininen adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • naismainen adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

French

2 entries
  • efféminé adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • efféminée adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Galician

1 entries
  • afeminado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Georgian

2 entries
  • მანერული adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • ქალური adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

German

4 entries
  • effeminiert adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • tuntig adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • verweiblicht adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • verweichlicht adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Greek

1 entries
  • θηλυπρεπής adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • બાયલો adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • banci adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • kemayu adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Irish

4 entries
  • baineanda adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • baineann adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • piteogach adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • piteánta adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Italian

1 entries
  • effemminato adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 女々しい adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Korean

1 entries
  • 유약 adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Latin

2 entries
  • perfluus adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • ēvirātus adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • женствен adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Manx

4 entries
  • benoil adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • bwoirrin adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • dendeaysagh adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • soailtagh adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • nemêr adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • serejin adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • bløtaktig adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • femi adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • jenteaktig adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • jentete adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • feminin adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • fjollete adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • feminin adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Persian

1 entries
  • امرد adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Polish

4 entries
  • babski adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • wydelikacony adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • zbabiały adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • zniewieściały adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • abichanado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • adamado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • afemeado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • afeminado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Punjabi

2 entries
  • زَنانہ adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Romanian

1 entries
  • afemeiat adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Russian

1 entries
  • женоподо́бный adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • boireannta adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Sindhi

1 entries
  • جويو adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Slovak

1 entries
  • zoženštený adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Spanish

4 entries
  • adamado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • afeminado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • ahembrado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • amanerado adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Swedish

1 entries
  • fjollig adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • binabae adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Turkish

2 entries
  • efemine adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • yumuşak adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • жонови́дий adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • жінкуватий adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • xezalak adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)
  • xotinchalish adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Welsh

1 entries
  • merchetaidd adj (of a man, behaving like a woman)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sato's high voice and mannerisms are pretty effeminate.

Source: tatoeba (402585)

Everybody says that he's an effeminate guy.

Source: tatoeba (1215280)

Therefore, putting on one side imaginary things concerning a prince, and discussing those which are real, I say that all men when they are spoken of, and chiefly princes for being more highly placed, are remarkable for some of those qualities which bring them either blame or praise; and thus it is that one is reputed liberal, another miserly, using a Tuscan term (because an avaricious person in our language is still he who desires to possess by robbery, whilst we call one miserly who deprives himself too much of the use of his own); one is reputed generous, one rapacious; one cruel, one compassionate; one faithless, another faithful; one effeminate and cowardly, another bold and brave; one affable, another haughty; one lascivious, another chaste; one sincere, another cunning; one hard, another easy; one grave, another frivolous; one religious, another unbelieving, and the like.

Source: tatoeba (2195708)

Does Ziri sound effeminate?

Source: tatoeba (10217019)

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