unmanly delicacy
1female — n Female, woman, lady are comparable when meaning a person and especially an adult who belongs to the sex that is the counterpart of the male sex. Female (the correlative of male) emphasizes the idea of sex; it applies not only to human beings… …
2effeminacy — n. [Said of men.] Weakness, softness, timidity, unmanly delicacy …
3feminine — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Belonging to the feminine sex] Syn. female, distaff, pistillate; see female 2 . 2. [Having qualities stereotypically associated with women] Syn. soft, womanly, delicate, gentle, ladylike, female, matronly, maidenly,… …
4Effeminate — Ef*fem i*nate, a. [L. effeminatus, p. p. of effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. See {Feminine}, a.] 1. Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish;… …
5effeminate — /əˈfɛmənət / (say uh femuhnuht), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. (of a man) soft or delicate to an unmanly degree in traits, tastes, habits, etc.; womanish. 2. characterised by unmanly softness, delicacy, self indulgence, etc.: an effeminate life.… …
6Fork — For other uses, see Fork (disambiguation). Assorted forks. From left to right: dessert fork, relish fork, salad fork, dinner fork, cold cuts fork, serving fork, carving fork …
7Depression Before Spring — is a poem from Wallace Stevens s first book of poetry, Harmonium (1923). It was first published in 1918[1] and is therefore in the public domain.    Depression Before Spring  The cock crows  But no queen rises.  The… …
8Germaine Greer — Infobox Writer name = Germaine Greer imagesize = 200 px caption = Germaine Greer at the Humber Mouth Hull literature festival 2006 pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = Birth date and age|1939|01|29 birthplace = Melbourne, Australia deathdate =… …
9effeminate — [e fem′ə nit, ifem′ə nit] adj. [ME effeminat < L effeminatus pp. of effeminare, to make womanish < ex , out + femina, a woman: see FEMALE] 1. having the qualities generally attributed to women, as weakness, timidity, delicacy, etc.;… …
10ef|fem´i|nate|ness — ef|fem|i|nate «adjective, noun. uh FEHM uh niht; verb. uh FEHM uh nayt», adjective, noun, verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. –adj. 1. lacking in manly qualities; showing weakness or softness that is not manly. SYNONYM(S): womanish. 2. characterized by… …
