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How to pronounce “effeminate”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of effeminate with real speech in context.
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- The gender-fluid history of the Philippines
and appeared effeminate
- Definition summary
- (often derogatory) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine.
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How to pronounce effeminate
The gender-fluid history of the Philippines
and appeared effeminate
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A Deep Dive Into “effeminate”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (often derogatory) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine.
- (obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman.
- (intransitive) To become womanly.
- [Noun]
- An effeminate person.
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