Feminine vs. Effeminate

Feminine vs. Effeminate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Feminine and Effeminate

Feminineadjective

Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.

Effeminateadjective

Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.

Feminineadjective

Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.

Effeminateadjective

(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.

Feminineadjective

Belonging to females; typically used by females.

Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names.

Effeminateverb

To make womanly; to unman.

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Feminineadjective

Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.

Effeminateverb

(intransitive) To become womanly.

Feminineadjective

(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.

Effeminatenoun

An effeminate person.

Femininenoun

That which is feminine.

Effeminateadjective

having unsuitable feminine qualities

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Femininenoun

A woman.

Effeminateadjective

characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence;

an effeminate civilization

Femininenoun

(grammar) The feminine gender.

Femininenoun

(grammar) A word of the feminine gender.

Femininenoun

a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

Feminineadjective

associated with women and not with men;

feminine intuition

Feminineadjective

of grammatical gender;

`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun

Feminineadjective

befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman;

womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion

Feminineadjective

(music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable;

a feminine ending