WOMANa man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman 〔男人〕女人气的,女性化的
—effeminatelyadverbadv
—effeminacy noun [uncountableU]
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effeminate• Anthony had more of Michael's ruggedness whereas Geoffrey had softerfeatures, almost effeminate.• The face was round and smooth, almost effeminate.• The way he walks is a bit effeminate, and he sounds effeminate too.• The first gaycharacters appeared on the silentscreen 70 years ago, when archly effeminatesissies were exploited for cheaplaughs.• This was no peace and love; here were no drumsolos or effeminatesynthesizers.• This reflects not only homophobia but also sexism, since gay men are stereotyped as effeminate, too much like women.• He was very young and handsome in a slightly effeminate way.