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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Effeminacy \Ef*fem"i*na*cy\, noun; 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
effeminacy
noun: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) [syn: {effeminateness}, {sissiness}, {womanishness}, {unmanliness}]
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