effeminatenessn.

Brit.

/ᵻˈfɛmᵻnətnəs/, U.S.

/əˈfɛmənətnəs/,

/iˈfɛmənətnəs/

Forms: see effeminate adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: effeminate adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < effeminate adj. + -ness suffix. Compare effeminacy n.With sense 2 compare earlier effeminate adj. 2.

1. The quality or condition of being effeminate (in various senses of effeminate adj.); effeminacy.

ΘΚΠ

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

effeminateness1558

effeminacy1571

gingerliness1583

mollitude1599

mollities1604

invirility1628

femality?1643

womanlishness1648

feminity1669

ladyness1671

Miss Mollyism1834

femininity1855

Miss Nancyism1860

sissiness1892

camp1909

sissification1910

camping1922

lavender1929

1558 B. Traheron Warning Eng. to Repente sig. B^v Thy noble men ar ether starcke cowardes, or starcke fooles for the most parte, and more meete for their effeminatenes to handle a spindle, than to beare a speare.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. I2 An Art..not of effeminatenes, but of..stirring of courage.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) Pref. sig. ēvi [A] yong traueler should leaue behinde him..all effeminatnesse.

1733 T. Secker Serm. Univ. Oxf. 16 The indulgent softness of the parents family is mighty apt, at best, to give young persons a most unhappy effeminateness.

1812 H. C. Robinson Diary 17 June in J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (1871) vii. 271 His sensibility..is in danger of being mistaken for effeminateness.

1866 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 17 Mar. 411/3 Ikey Small..[was] otherwise known, on account of a certain effeminacy of manner that by no means accompanied an effeminateness of disposition, as Betsy Baker.

1914 A. B. Benson Old Norse Elem. in Swedish Romanticism iv. 127 It is the effeminateness of the modern age and the sturdiness of the past that are contrasted.

2012 ‘G. R. R. Washington’ Game of Groans 164 ‘Good morning, Lord Barker,’ the voice said. It was a deep, guttural voice, yet somehow had a tinge of effeminateness.

†2. Perhaps: excessive romantic or sexual interest in or devotion to women. Cf. effeminate adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [noun] > lust for women

effeminacy1642

effeminateness1648

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Verwijvinge, Effeminatenesse, or Given to women.

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

单词	effeminateness
释义	effeminatenessn. Brit. /ᵻˈfɛmᵻnətnəs/, U.S. /əˈfɛmənətnəs/, /iˈfɛmənətnəs/ Forms: see effeminate adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: effeminate adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < effeminate adj. + -ness suffix. Compare effeminacy n.With sense 2 compare earlier effeminate adj. 2. 1. The quality or condition of being effeminate (in various senses of effeminate adj.); effeminacy. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [noun] effeminateness1558 effeminacy1571 gingerliness1583 mollitude1599 mollities1604 invirility1628 femality?1643 womanlishness1648 feminity1669 ladyness1671 Miss Mollyism1834 femininity1855 Miss Nancyism1860 sissiness1892 camp1909 sissification1910 camping1922 lavender1929 1558 B. Traheron Warning Eng. to Repente sig. B^v Thy noble men ar ether starcke cowardes, or starcke fooles for the most parte, and more meete for their effeminatenes to handle a spindle, than to beare a speare. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. I2 An Art..not of effeminatenes, but of..stirring of courage. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) Pref. sig. ēvi [A] yong traueler should leaue behinde him..all effeminatnesse. 1733 T. Secker Serm. Univ. Oxf. 16 The indulgent softness of the parents family is mighty apt, at best, to give young persons a most unhappy effeminateness. 1812 H. C. Robinson Diary 17 June in J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (1871) vii. 271 His sensibility..is in danger of being mistaken for effeminateness. 1866 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 17 Mar. 411/3 Ikey Small..[was] otherwise known, on account of a certain effeminacy of manner that by no means accompanied an effeminateness of disposition, as Betsy Baker. 1914 A. B. Benson Old Norse Elem. in Swedish Romanticism iv. 127 It is the effeminateness of the modern age and the sturdiness of the past that are contrasted. 2012 ‘G. R. R. Washington’ Game of Groans 164 ‘Good morning, Lord Barker,’ the voice said. It was a deep, guttural voice, yet somehow had a tinge of effeminateness. †2. Perhaps: excessive romantic or sexual interest in or devotion to women. Cf. effeminate adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [noun] > lust for women effeminacy1642 effeminateness1648 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Verwijvinge, Effeminatenesse, or Given to women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1558
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