effeminatedadj.

Brit.

/ᵻˈfɛmᵻneɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/əˈfɛməˌneɪdᵻd/,

/iˈfɛməˌneɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: effeminate v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < effeminate v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier effeminate adj.In sense 2 after effeminate adj. 2; compare earlier effeminateness n. 2.

Now frequently in historical contexts, and somewhat rare in general use.

1. That has been made effeminate (in various senses).In quot. 1619 perhaps spec.: †reduced to the status of a woman; made to carry out the work of a female servant (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective]

womanly?c1225

ferbleta1300

effeminatea1393

nicea1393

softc1450

manlessa1529

unmanly1534

cockney1573

effeminated1580

unmanlikea1586

milky1602

enervate1603

womanizing1615

emasculate1622

womanized1624

softly1643

womanlish1647

unmasculine1649

emollid1656

ladylike1656

enervated1660

emasculated1701

petticoated1708

tea-faced1728

effeminized1789

invirile1870

epicene1881

sissyish1889

sissified1898

devirilized1901

cockless1902

camp1909

pansy1929

campy1932

queenly1933

poncy1937

pansyish1941

swishy1941

moffie1954

poofy1956

femme1963

poofed-up1964

minty1965

ponced-up1970

lavender1979

1580 T. Newton View of Valyaunce f. 37 He found the army lost and effeminated with ryot and seditition.

1590 J. Hammon tr. B. Aneau Αλεκτορ i. vi. 41 Leaue I beseech thee these lamentations to women and children, and to soft and effeminated men.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. iii. 432/2 His chiefest Consorts were Effeminated persons, Ruffians and the like.

1619 H. Hutton Follie's Anat. sig. B6 See Omphale her effeminated king, Basely captiue; make him doe any thing.

1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. xix The effeminated Roman provinces of Europe were desolated by the irruptions of northern or Scythian barbarians.

1808 T. Ashe Trav. Amer. 1806 II. xviii. 80 With as much vigour as could be expected from ematiated mechanics and effeminated shop-keepers.

1920 Evening Tel. 10 Nov. 2/3 His languid, effeminated, posing style, his over-dressed appearance, his talk of art, and his long, slender, soft white hands.

2003 W. B. Coley Henry Fielding: Contributions to Champion Introd. p.lxiv (note) Political satirists have often imagined the consequences of an effeminated parliament.

†2. Perhaps: excessively devoted to a woman; reduced in status or weakened in character by such devotion. Cf. effeminate adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1726 D. Defoe Polit. Hist. Devil i. iv. 61 The effeminated Male Apple-eater [sc. Adam].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	effeminated
释义	effeminatedadj. Brit. /ᵻˈfɛmᵻneɪtᵻd/, U.S. /əˈfɛməˌneɪdᵻd/, /iˈfɛməˌneɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: effeminate v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < effeminate v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier effeminate adj.In sense 2 after effeminate adj. 2; compare earlier effeminateness n. 2. Now frequently in historical contexts, and somewhat rare in general use. 1. That has been made effeminate (in various senses).In quot. 1619 perhaps spec.: †reduced to the status of a woman; made to carry out the work of a female servant (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective] womanly?c1225 ferbleta1300 effeminatea1393 nicea1393 softc1450 manlessa1529 unmanly1534 cockney1573 effeminated1580 unmanlikea1586 milky1602 enervate1603 womanizing1615 emasculate1622 womanized1624 softly1643 womanlish1647 unmasculine1649 emollid1656 ladylike1656 enervated1660 emasculated1701 petticoated1708 tea-faced1728 effeminized1789 invirile1870 epicene1881 sissyish1889 sissified1898 devirilized1901 cockless1902 camp1909 pansy1929 campy1932 queenly1933 poncy1937 pansyish1941 swishy1941 moffie1954 poofy1956 femme1963 poofed-up1964 minty1965 ponced-up1970 lavender1979 1580 T. Newton View of Valyaunce f. 37 He found the army lost and effeminated with ryot and seditition. 1590 J. Hammon tr. B. Aneau Αλεκτορ i. vi. 41 Leaue I beseech thee these lamentations to women and children, and to soft and effeminated men. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. iii. 432/2 His chiefest Consorts were Effeminated persons, Ruffians and the like. 1619 H. Hutton Follie's Anat. sig. B6 See Omphale her effeminated king, Basely captiue; make him doe any thing. 1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. xix The effeminated Roman provinces of Europe were desolated by the irruptions of northern or Scythian barbarians. 1808 T. Ashe Trav. Amer. 1806 II. xviii. 80 With as much vigour as could be expected from ematiated mechanics and effeminated shop-keepers. 1920 Evening Tel. 10 Nov. 2/3 His languid, effeminated, posing style, his over-dressed appearance, his talk of art, and his long, slender, soft white hands. 2003 W. B. Coley Henry Fielding: Contributions to Champion Introd. p.lxiv (note) Political satirists have often imagined the consequences of an effeminated parliament. †2. Perhaps: excessively devoted to a woman; reduced in status or weakened in character by such devotion. Cf. effeminate adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1726 D. Defoe Polit. Hist. Devil i. iv. 61 The effeminated Male Apple-eater [sc. Adam]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.1580
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