EONISM


Meaning of EONISM in English

/ee"euh niz'euhm/ , n. Psychiatry.

the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.

[ 1925-30; after the Chevalier d' Éon (d. 1810), Frenchman who posed as a woman ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .