EFFEMINACY

effeminacy. Effeminacy, n. excessive delicacy, loose pleasure

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Ef‐fem″i‐na‐cy (?), n.; pl. Effeminacies (#). [[From Effeminate.]] Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; — used reproachfully of men. Milton.