Meanings
nouneffemination (countable and uncountable, plural effeminations)
plural effeminations
- countableobsoleteuncountableeffeminacy; womanishness
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latineffeminatio
- Englisheffemination
From Latin effeminatio.
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effemination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effemination
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“effemination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effemination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effemination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effemination.
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