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emasculation vs effeminateness

effeminateness vs emasculation

emasculation and effeminateness both are nouns.

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

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