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emasculation vs effeminacy

effeminacy vs emasculation

emasculation and effeminacy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
emasculation Yes No No No
effeminacy Yes No No No
As nouns, effeminacy is a hypernym of emasculation; that is, effeminacy is a word with a broader meaning than emasculation:
  • emasculation: loss of power and masculinity
  • effeminacy: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
Other hypernyms of emasculation include effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness, womanishness.
emasculation (noun) effeminacy (noun)
neutering a male animal by removing the testicles the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
loss of power and masculinity
Difference between emasculation and effeminacy

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