unmasculineadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmaskjᵿlɪn/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmæskjələn/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, masculine adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + masculine adj.

Not masculine; not having or demonstrating qualities traditionally associated with men.

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

1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 5 The unmasculine Rhetorick of any puling Priest or Chaplain.

1701 J. Turner Sincere & Zealous Pract. Relig. Recommended iii. 96 According to the Sentiments of the Wisest Heathens, the desire of Revenge was ever Esteemed as an Argument of a little Soul, and unmasculine Spirit.

1795 S. Parr Remarks Statem. Dr. C. Combe 88 A sentence more plausible and more energetic, than all he has heard in the unmasculine rhetoric of beardless declaimers.

1829 C. Lamb Lett. (1935) III. 208 My whole heart is faint, and my whole head is sick..at this damned, canting, unmasculine..age!

1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xiii. 232 What pleased her most about his feelings was their ‘pure’ unmasculine quality.

2001 Cosmopolitan Dec. 54/1 Since I'm supremely secure with my manhood though, I will fearlessly expose my brothers' unmasculine proclivities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† unmasculinev.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², masculine adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + masculine adj.

Obsolete.

transitive. To render unmasculine.

ΚΠ

1642 [see unmasculined adj. at Derivatives].

1647 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre (ed. 3) v. xv. 255 The sinnes of the South unmasculine Northern bodies.

1665 J. Crowne Pandion & Amphigenia i. 35 A people who have been so long unacquainted with War as yours, and have had their spirits debased, enfeebled, and unmasculined, by a long luxurious and effeminate peace.

Derivatives

unmasculined adj.

ΚΠ

1642 Taylor's 2nd Pt. Theatre Gods Iudgments iv. 52 The Massilienses were with this lazie luxury so contaminated and infected, that they imitated women in their habit and vesture... And of this unmasculin'd condition, were Abram, Artemon..Andramites King of Lydia, with infinite others; perpetually and unto all posterity made notorious for their sloath, and branded for their idlenesse.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	unmasculine
释义	unmasculineadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmaskjᵿlɪn/, U.S. /ˌənˈmæskjələn/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, masculine adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + masculine adj. Not masculine; not having or demonstrating qualities traditionally associated with men. 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 1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 5 The unmasculine Rhetorick of any puling Priest or Chaplain. 1701 J. Turner Sincere & Zealous Pract. Relig. Recommended iii. 96 According to the Sentiments of the Wisest Heathens, the desire of Revenge was ever Esteemed as an Argument of a little Soul, and unmasculine Spirit. 1795 S. Parr Remarks Statem. Dr. C. Combe 88 A sentence more plausible and more energetic, than all he has heard in the unmasculine rhetoric of beardless declaimers. 1829 C. Lamb Lett. (1935) III. 208 My whole heart is faint, and my whole head is sick..at this damned, canting, unmasculine..age! 1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xiii. 232 What pleased her most about his feelings was their ‘pure’ unmasculine quality. 2001 Cosmopolitan Dec. 54/1 Since I'm supremely secure with my manhood though, I will fearlessly expose my brothers' unmasculine proclivities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † unmasculinev. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², masculine adj. Etymology: < un- prefix² + masculine adj. Obsolete. transitive. To render unmasculine. ΚΠ 1642 [see unmasculined adj. at Derivatives]. 1647 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre (ed. 3) v. xv. 255 The sinnes of the South unmasculine Northern bodies. 1665 J. Crowne Pandion & Amphigenia i. 35 A people who have been so long unacquainted with War as yours, and have had their spirits debased, enfeebled, and unmasculined, by a long luxurious and effeminate peace. Derivatives unmasculined adj. ΚΠ 1642 Taylor's 2nd Pt. Theatre Gods Iudgments iv. 52 The Massilienses were with this lazie luxury so contaminated and infected, that they imitated women in their habit and vesture... And of this unmasculin'd condition, were Abram, Artemon..Andramites King of Lydia, with infinite others; perpetually and unto all posterity made notorious for their sloath, and branded for their idlenesse. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1649v.1642
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