Wondering how to use Effete in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as decadent or indulgent.
Effete in a sentence
Effete meaning
- exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
- Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
Using Effete
- The main meaning on this page is: exhausted, spent, worn-out. | Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent. | Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
- Useful related words include: decadent, indulgent.
Context around Effete
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Effete
- In this selection, "effete" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slightly, objectivist and corps stand out and add context to how "effete" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as an effete corps of and effete objectivist paul. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "effete" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with effete
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Effete Objectivist Paul Ryan resigns as High Priest of Libertarian Death Cult, to take job on television spewing rhetorical flatulence. (20 words)
Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'. (21 words)
Grieve, the slightly effete and impeccably courteous former attorney general, is no more a romantic firebrand than Boles, his leading rival for the nickname Fey Guevara. (26 words)
Grieve, the slightly effete and impeccably courteous former attorney general, is no more a romantic firebrand than Boles, his leading rival for the nickname Fey Guevara. (26 words)
Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'. (21 words)
Effete Objectivist Paul Ryan resigns as High Priest of Libertarian Death Cult, to take job on television spewing rhetorical flatulence. (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
Grieve, the slightly effete and impeccably courteous former attorney general, is no more a romantic firebrand than Boles, his leading rival for the nickname Fey Guevara.
Effete Objectivist Paul Ryan resigns as High Priest of Libertarian Death Cult, to take job on television spewing rhetorical flatulence.
Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'.