English to Irish Meaning of effeminate - effeminate

Effeminate :

effeminate

adjective

baininscneach, baineann, lag, droch, éiglí, paiseanta, Libertine, tairisceana, bog, íogair, éadrom, trócaireach

Effeminate :: effeminateEffeminately :: effeminately

← Effeminacy

effendi →

Share This

Definitions of effeminate in English

Adjective(1) having unsuitable feminine qualities

Examples of effeminate in English

(1) That's the thing with a lot of straight guys, they think that because we're gay we're submissive and all effeminate and we're going to back down.(2) Then two old ladies started kicking up a fuss telling the boys off, making the bigger one get protective of the more effeminate one.(3) Smith spends the remainder of the film chomping on cigars with an effeminate scientist.(4) There were effeminate guys who were looking for more macho guys.(5) What Westerners construed as effeminate is in fact virile, an assertion of perfected control and independence.(6) Nearly every Englishman of working-class origin considers it effeminate to pronounce a foreign word correctly.(7) He had extremely effeminate hands and gestures.(8) It's the tale of a delicate, sheltered little prince who leaves his castle and ventures into a world with no patience for effeminate and ineffectual aristocrats.(9) He is artsy, creative, colourful and ultimately effeminate .(10) While I was at High School, there was a guy in the year above me who was picked on and teased mercilessly because he was effeminate .(11) The effeminate males in view were youths, not children.(12) They adopt feminine dress, footwear donned not for wear but for show, and an affected effeminate gait.(13) And certainly once a man begins to neglect his domestic duties he becomes painfully effeminate , does he not?(14) I don't think cooking is effeminate - I'd question the sexual orientation of anyone who said that!(15) Thus they make a great point of being hostile to gay men, especially to effeminate gay men.(16) By making ├ö├ç├┐gay├ö├ç├û equate with effeminate , society has done a good job of creating a minority closed category which forces people to take sides.

Related Phrases of effeminate

(1) effeminate ::

effeminate

Related Phrases of effeminate

(1) effeminate ::

effeminate

Synonyms

Adjective

1. womanish ::

womanish

2. effete ::

effete

3. foppish ::

foppish

4. unmanly ::

unmanly

5. feminine ::

baininscneach

6. camp ::

campa

7. campy ::

campy

8. flaming ::

flaming

Antonyms

1. manly ::

manly

2. mannish ::

mannish

3. masculine ::

masculine

4. virile ::

virile

Different Forms

effeminate, effeminately

Word Example from TV Shows

...or around women, or at times even EFFEMINATE men.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 6

Examples of effeminate from TV Shows

...or around women, or at times even EFFEMINATE men.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 6

English to Irish Dictionary: effeminate

Meaning and definitions of effeminate, translation in Irish language for effeminate with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of effeminate in Irish and in English language.

Tags for the entry 'effeminate'

What effeminate means in Irish, effeminate meaning in Irish, effeminate definition, examples and pronunciation of effeminate in Irish language.

English to Irish Dictionary: effeminate

Meaning and definitions of effeminate, translation in Irish language for effeminate with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of effeminate in Irish and in English language.

Tags for the entry 'effeminate'

What effeminate means in Irish, effeminate meaning in Irish, effeminate definition, examples and pronunciation of effeminate in Irish language.