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effeminates

effeminates is the plural of effeminate.

effeminates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of effeminate.

Meaning of effeminate

Noun

effeminate (plural effeminates)

  1. An effeminate person.
    • The effeminates are males with obviously recognizable traits and mannerisms; […]1976, Psychiatry, volumes 39-40, page 246

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Questions about effeminates

What is effeminates the plural of?
Effeminates is the plural of effeminate.

Words near effeminates in the dictionary

  1. effeminat
  2. effeminate
  3. effeminated
  4. effeminately
  5. effeminateness
  6. effeminates
  7. effeminating
  8. effemination
  9. effeminations
  10. effeminatize
  11. effeminatized

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