1. Affectedly effeminate or refined; SYN. mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee.
2. Especially pleasing to the taste; SYN. tasty.
3. Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; SYN. nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish.
4. Of delicate composition and artistry; SYN. exquisite, fine.
ETYM Latin effeminatus, p. p. of effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. Related to Feminine.
1. Characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; SYN. weak.
2. Having unsuitable feminine qualities; SYN. emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy.
ETYM Latin femininus, from femina woman; prob. akin to Latin fetus, or to Greek thsthai to suck, thsai to suckle, Skr. dhâ to suck; cf. AS. faemme woman, maid: cf. French féminin. Related to Fetus.
1. Associated with women and not with men.
2. Of grammatical gender.
3. (Music or poetry) Ending on an unaccented beat or syllable.