noun
Meaning 1
The property of being sissy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sissiness
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noun
Meaning 2
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy
- Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness
- he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: effeminacy, effeminateness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: femininity, muliebrity
Narrower terms: emasculation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sissy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sissiness From sissy + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: akkamaisuus — property of being sissy
- Finnish: raukkamaisuus — property of being sissy
- Finnish: pelkuruus — property of being sissy