'Effeminacy' definitions:
Definition of 'effeminacy'
From: WordNet
noun
The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "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" [syn: effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness]
Definition of 'Effeminacy'
From: GCIDE
- Effeminacy \Ef*fem"i*na*cy\, n.; pl. Effeminacies. [From Effeminate.] Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]