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“effeminacy” in Latin
mollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible, supple; mild, tenderdēlicātusalluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft, tender, delicate; effeminate, spoilt with indulgenceēnervōto remove the nerves and sinews; to enervate, weaken; to make effeminatemollitiapliability, flexibility, suppleness; softness, tenderness, weakness, irresolutioneffēminōto weaken or enervate; to make feminine or emasculate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
effeminacy
mores effeminati: effeminatus animi languor (Quint., Cic., in Cic., Epp.): vita effeminata, mollis, delicata: enervata: mollitia or mollities; or by circumlocution with effeminare [☞ effeminatio very late].
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for effeminacy?
- The usual Latin words for “effeminacy” are mollis, dēlicātus, ēnervō; also mollitia, effēminō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.