[adjective] [disapproving] literary - weak and powerless, or (of a man) behaving and appearing in a way that is similar to a womanWith nothing to do all day except amuse themselves, the aristocracy had grown effete and lazy.Ballet used to be considered an effete career for a young man.
EFFETE
Meaning of EFFETE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012