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ef·femi·na·cy [ɪˈfemɪnəsi] N no pl pej

effeminacy

unmännliches Verhalten

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Exaggerations are made more conspicuous by placing undue or inappropriate emphasis on certain syllables and intonations which leave little doubt of the effeminacy of the speaker. en.wikipedia.org

Whether effeminacy "mollities", literally softness is opposed to perseverance? en.wikipedia.org

An "urning" can be further categorized by degree of effeminacy. en.wikipedia.org

This effeminacy is caused in two ways. en.wikipedia.org

Male skirt wearing remained firmly linked with ideas of effeminacy. en.wikipedia.org

I myself personally don't accept it as a fact that effeminacy is a weakness. www.independent.ie

A smooth face was regarded as a sign of effeminacy. en.wikipedia.org

His father was a drunkard given to insensate rage, who despised his delicate son, not only for his supposed effeminacy, but also for his sensitivity and literary pretensions. www.telegraph.co.uk

But properly speaking effeminacy regards lack of pleasures, while delicacy regards the cause that hinders pleasure, for instance toil or the like. en.wikipedia.org

For a man to carry one was considered a mark of effeminacy. en.wikipedia.org

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