Synonyms for effeminacy
All synonyms
Noun
1. Softness
softness, effeminateness, unmanliness, sissiness, womanishness
Other
timidity, niceness, invirility, morbidezza, unmasculinity, effemination dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being effeminate.
Forms
- Plural
- effeminacies → softnesses, unmanlinesses, womanishnesses, timidities…
Example sentences
- softness They enjoyed the softness and sweetness of the buns.
- niceness I'd like to uncover what hides underneath her fake niceness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| effeminacy | rising | |
| softness | rising | |
| effeminateness | steady | |
| unmanliness | rising | |
| sissiness | steady | |
| niceness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- softness2, niceness2, timidity4
- 9 letters
- sissiness
- 10 letters
- invirility, morbidezza
- 11 letters
- unmanliness
- 12 letters
- womanishness, effemination
- 13 letters
- unmasculinity
- 14 letters
- effeminateness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (softness2 = 2 syllables).