effeminate
ef·fe·mi·nate
adjective
1.
having unsuitable feminine qualities
2.
characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence
- “an effeminate civilization”
Origin
From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēminō, from fēmina (“woman”).
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