Synonyms & related words for effeminacy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of effeminacy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to effeminacy

Explore words related to effeminacy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness, softness, morbidezza, unmanful, effeminate. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does effeminacy come from?

The word effeminacy breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root femin-, from Latin femina (“woman”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.