Definition
American English past participle: made effeminate; having been rendered feminine or unmanliness.
Etymology
American English past tense and participle of 'effeminize,' following standard American verb conjugation with '-ized' ending. This represents the American spelling variant of British 'effeminised.'
Kelly Says
This word appears occasionally in historical and academic texts, usually in phrases like 'effeminized culture' or 'effeminized society,' but it's generally considered quite outdated and potentially offensive language.
Translations
BNবাংলা
মহিলাসুলভ
mohila-sul-vo
CACatalà
efeminat
e-fe-mi-nat
CSČeština
efeminizovaný
e-fe-mi-ni-zo-va-nyy
DADansk
effeminat
e-fe-mi-nat
DEDeutsch
weiblich
vaɪblɪx
ELΕλληνικά
γυναικείος
gyn-a-ike-os
ESEspañol
efeminado
e-fe-mee-nah-doh
FISuomi
effeminoidi
e-fe-mi-noi-di
FRFrançais
efféminé
e-fe-mee-neh
GUGU
સ્ત્રીલિંગ
stree-ling
HIहिन्दी
स्त्रीलिंग
stree-ling
HUMagyar
effeminált
e-fe-mi-na-lt
IDBahasa Indonesia
berwibawa
ber-wi-ba-wa
ITItaliano
effeminato
e-fe-mee-nah-toh
KO한국어
여성스러운
yeo-seong-seu-reoun
MRMR
स्त्रीलिंग
stree-ling
MSBahasa Melayu
berwibawa
ber-wi-ba-wa
MYမြန်မာ
မိသားစု
mi-tha-sa-su
NLNederlands
effeminate
e-fe-mi-naat
NONorsk
effeminert
e-fe-mi-nert
PLPolski
efeminowany
e-fe-mi-no-va-nyy
PTPortuguês
efeminado
e-fe-me-nah-doh
RORomână
efeminat
e-fe-mi-nat
RUРусский
женственный
zhen-stven-nyy
SVSvenska
effeminerad
e-fe-mi-ne-rad
SWKiswahili
mwanaume
mwa-na-u-me
TAதமிழ்
பெண்களுக்கு
pe-n-ka-lu-kku
TEతెలుగు
స్త్రీలక్షణం
stree-lakshanam
THไทย
สุภาพบุรุษ
su-phap-pu-rut
TRTürkçe
kadınlaşmış
kadin-lash-miş
UKУкраїнська
ефекмінізований
ye-fek-mi-no-va-nyy
URاردو
مُرَکَّب
mu-rak-kab
VITiếng Việt
nữ tính
nu-tinh
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
American past participle; identical bias to British forms.
Inclusive Usage
Avoid. Use 'adopted feminine expression' or 'presented gender-nonconformingly'.
Inclusive Alternatives
["adopted feminine expression","presented gender-nonconformingly"]