unmanliness 1
noundomain: property
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
Examples
- 1.Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness
- 2.the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy
- 3.he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him
Synonyms
- effeminacy 1
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
- effeminateness 1
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
- sissiness 1
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
- softness 9
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
- womanishness 1
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)


