Feminine vs. Effeminate
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.
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
Femininenoun
A woman.
Effeminateadjective
characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence;
an effeminate civilizationFemininenoun
(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 intuitionFeminineadjective
of grammatical gender;
`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronounFeminineadjective
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman;
womanly virtues of gentleness and compassionFeminineadjective
(music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable;
a feminine ending
