effeminacy
Example Sentences
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Dandyism’s persistent associations with criminality, effeminacy and homosexuality would achieve notoriety in Oscar Wilde’s 1895 trials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
This was defined by a cultivated or performed effeminacy, including make-up, falsetto, and the use of "camp names" and female pronouns.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2022
With Abe and his effeminacy, Chabon is all patience.
From Slate • May 17, 2018
Luckily, for me and for Freddie, the stupefying naïveté of the ’70s provided cover for even the most flagrant acts of effeminacy.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2016
How often, since my misfortunes, have I congratulated myself on the education I had given him,—on the languages I had taught him,—on having accustomed him to despise effeminacy, and habituate himself to fatigue!
From Lives of Celebrated Women by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)
