effeminate

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• /ɪˈfɛmɪnət/
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• /ɪˈfɛmɪneɪt/
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From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēminō, from fēmina (“woman”).

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Amharic: ሴታ ሴት (seta set) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Arabic: مُخَنَّث (muḵannaṯ) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Armenian: կնաբարո (knabaro) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Armenian: ղզիկ (ġzik) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Aromanian: muljirashcu — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Azerbaijani: arvadxasiyyət — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Central Bikol: babayinhon — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Bulgarian: женствен (ženstven) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Catalan: efeminat — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Catalan: afemellat — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Chinese Cantonese: 乸型 (naa2 jing4) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Chinese Mandarin: 娘娘腔 (niángniángqiāng) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Chinese Mandarin: 女人氣 /女人气 (nǚrénqì) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Coptic: ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ (malakos) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Czech: zženštilý — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Danish: kvindagtig — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Dutch: verwijfd — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Esperanto: virineca — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Esperanto: ineca — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Finnish: naismainen — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Finnish: epämiehekäs — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Finnish: feminiininen — of a man, behaving like a woman
• French: efféminé — of a man, behaving like a woman
• French: efféminée — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Galician: afeminado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Georgian: ქალური (kaluri) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Georgian: მანერული (maneruli) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• German: weibisch — of a man, behaving like a woman
• German: tuntig — of a man, behaving like a woman
• German: effeminiert — of a man, behaving like a woman
• German: verweichlicht — of a man, behaving like a woman
• German: verweiblicht — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Greek: θηλυπρεπής (thilyprepís) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Ancient Greek: γυναικώδης (gunaikṓdēs) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Ancient Greek: μαλακός (malakós) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Gujarati: બાયલો (bāylo) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Hindi: स्त्रैण (straiṇ) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Indonesian: banci — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Indonesian: kemayu — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Irish: baineanda — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Irish: baineann — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Irish: piteogach — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Irish: piteánta — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Italian: effemminato — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Japanese: 女々しい (memeshii) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Korean: 유약 (yuyak) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Northern Kurdish: serejin — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Northern Kurdish: nemêr — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Latin: ēvirātus — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Latin: perfluus — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Macedonian: женствен (ženstven) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Manx: dendeaysagh — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Manx: soailtagh — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Manx: bwoirrin — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Manx: benoil — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian: kvinneaktig — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian: umandig — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian: jentete — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian: jenteaktig — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian: kvinnelig — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian: femi — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian: bløtaktig — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian Bokmål: feminin — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian Bokmål: fjollete — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Norwegian Nynorsk: feminin — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Persian: امرد (amard) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Polish: zniewieściały — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Polish: zbabiały — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Polish: wydelikacony — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Polish: babski — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: afeminado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: efeminado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: mulheril — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: adamado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: amulherado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: afemeado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: amaricado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: dengoso — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: inviril — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: mulherengo — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: amulherengado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: paneleiro — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: apaneleirado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: maricas — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: mariconço — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: bicha — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: abichanado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: larilas — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: panilas — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Portuguese: enerve — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Punjabi: ਜ਼ਨਾਨਾ (zanānā) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Punjabi: زَنانہ (zanānh) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Romanian: afemeiat — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Russian: женоподо́бный (ženopodóbnyj) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Scottish Gaelic: boireannta — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Sindhi: جويو (joyo) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Slovak: zoženštený — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Spanish: afeminado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Spanish: amanerado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Spanish: amujerado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Spanish: ahembrado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Spanish: adamado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Spanish: mujeril — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Spanish: amariconado — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Swedish: fjollig — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Tagalog: binabae — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Turkish: yumuşak — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Turkish: efemine — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Ukrainian: жонови́дий (žonovýdyj) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Ukrainian: жінкуватий (žinkuvatyj) — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Uzbek: xotinchalish — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Uzbek: xezalak — of a man, behaving like a woman
• Welsh: merchetaidd — of a man, behaving like a woman