View example sentences, synonyms and word forms for Effeminate.

Effeminate

Effeminate meaning

Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine. | Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.

Example sentences (20)

For example, straight cisgender men who are deemed effeminate and straight cisgender women who present more masculine may face homophobic harassment.

In addition, he had one leg shorter than the other, which left him with an unusual gait, described by some as effeminate.

Myers is the effeminate DC Joker character.

So it follows that “if you’re pussy-assed, you’re just entirely gutless, cowardly, effeminate,” Green said.

The effeminate socialite appeared to make moves on social media to shed off his crossdressing personality going by his actions around that time.

Anan’s character, Shou, identifies as kothi, a native Indian gender similar to an effeminate man and, through Shou, Choton confronts his feeling of alienation from his compatriots’ queer scene.

Classics professor Shushma Malik explained: 'There are many examples in Roman literature of times where effeminate language and words were used as a way of criticising or weakening a political figure'.

In their process, translators shorthanded two Greek words — malakoi and arsenokoitai, which can have multiple meanings but have sometimes been translated as “effeminate” and “men who share a bed” respectively.

But he’s very effeminate and campy like RuPaul or Billy Porter.

Furthermore, not wanting to be with a more effeminate guy does not automatically equate to internalized homophobia either, though I admit that those types of dudes are often tactless a-holes.

Nicholas D. WolfwoodStatue was last seen pursued by a bald, obese man, an effeminate man with bulging eyes and a European accent, and a woman with multiple-personality disorder.

One of the things social media has made us aware of is effeminate men who sometimes dress and identify as females.

While Kimmy, played by Ellie Kemper, is the title character, the real star of the series is arguably her lazy, effeminate, eccentric, and judgmental roommate and friend Tituss (Tituss Burgess).

Many guys have become effeminate (not necessarily a bad thing perhaps) but they lack serious social skills to approach and hook up with women, they are as the Japanese call shoushokukei?

Why these effeminate men don’t take the initiative and try to correct the problem and improve themselves is beyond me.

Each side constantly works to expand its vocabulary with terms like “cuck” (defined on Dictionary.com as “a weak, effeminate, unmanly, or inadequate man”) and “neckbeard” (a heavily opinionated troll with no social skills).

It’s seen in the slang terms hurled at men who don’t fit the stereotype — pussy, sissy, pansy terms that have more effeminate underpinnings.

Afterwards, Frank catches Dorothy and Jeffrey together and forces them both to accompany him to the apartment of Ben ( Dean Stockwell ), his suave, effeminate partner in crime who is holding Dorothy's son.

Bogart loathed these trivial, effeminate parts he had to play early in his career, calling them "White Pants Willie" roles.

Both were handsome and proficient in courtly skills, without appearing effeminate or affected.