[ef.fem.i.nate] adj [ME, fr. L effeminatus, fr. pp. of effeminare to make effeminate, fr. ex- + femina woman--more at feminine] (15c) 1: having feminine qualities untypical of a man: not manly in appearance or manner
2: marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement "~ art" "an ~ civilization"
[2]effeminate n (1597): an effeminate person