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effeminateness vs femininity

femininity vs effeminateness

effeminateness and femininity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
effeminateness Yes No No No
femininity Yes No No No
As nouns, femininity is a hypernym of effeminateness; that is, femininity is a word with a broader meaning than effeminateness:
  • effeminateness: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
  • femininity: the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
Other hypernyms of effeminateness include muliebrity.
effeminateness (noun) femininity (noun)
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
Difference between effeminateness and femininity

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