effeminate

n. ஆண்தன்மை இல்லாதவன், பேடி, (பெ.) ஆண்மையில்லாத, பெண்தன்மையுள்ள, வலிவுற்ற, மென்மைமிக்க, சிற்றின்ப ஈடுபாடான, (வினை) பெண்தன்மையாக்கு, மெலியச் செய், ஆண்மை குலையச் செய்.

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Ef*fem"i*nate, a. Etym: [L. effeminatus, p. p. of effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. See Feminine, a.] 1. Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak. The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor. Bacon. An effeminate and unmanly foppery. Bp. Hurd. 2. Womanlike; womanly; tender; -- in a good sense. Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse. Shak. Note: Effeminate and womanish are generally used in a reproachful sense; feminine and womanly, applied to women, are epithets of propriety or commendation. Ef*fem"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effeminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Effeminating.] Defn: To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds. Locke. Ef*fem"i*nate, v. i. Defn: To grow womanish or weak. In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt. Pope.