Definition
The British English spelling of the process of becoming or being made effeminate; the state of having adopted feminine characteristics.
Etymology
British English nominalization using the '-isation' suffix (as opposed to American '-ization'). The word follows standard English suffixation patterns and represents British spelling conventions that diverged in the 18th-19th centuries.
Kelly Says
This word is basically the same as 'effeminization' but spelled the British way—it's a perfect example of how Britain and America created parallel vocabularies for the same concepts after independence.
Translations
ARالعربية
تَأَصُّلُ
ta-a-su-lu
BNবাংলা
মহিলাত্ব
mo-hila-t-wa
CACatalà
feminització
fe-mi-ni-ta-ción
CSČeština
feminizace
fe-mi-ni-za-ce
DADansk
effeminering
e-fe-mi-ne-ring
DEDeutsch
Verweichlichung
fer-vaɪ̯-kʰli-xung
ELΕλληνικά
γυναικειακή
g-in-ai-ki-ki
ESEspañol
afeminización
a-fe-mi-ni-za-ción
FAفارسی
زنانه شدن
ze-na-ne sho-dan
FISuomi
effeminoidointi
e-fe-mi-noi-d-in-ti
FRFrançais
effémination
e-fe-mi-na-tion
HEעברית
הפיכתה לנשית
ha-pi-kht-a l-nis-hit
HIहिन्दी
महिलापन
ma-hila-pa-n
HUMagyar
nőiesedés
no-ies-e-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberian sifat feminin
pem-be-ri-an si-fat fe-mi-nin
IGIG
eme nwanyị
e-me n-wa-nyi
ITItaliano
effeminizzazione
e-fe-mi-ni-tza-zione
KKKK
адамды әйелдейт
a-dam-dy a-ye-l-dey-t
KMKM
ការធ្វើជាស្រី
ka-r d-v-e-a-s-rei
MSBahasa Melayu
pember Femininan
pem-ber fe-mi-nin-an
MYမြန်မာ
မျိုးမျိုး
my-o-my-o
NLNederlands
feminisering
fe-mi-ni-si-ring
NONorsk
effeminering
e-fe-mi-ne-ring
PAPA
ਮਹਿਲਾਪਨ
ma-hila-pa-n
PLPolski
emancypowanie
em-an-tsi-po-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
efeminização
e-fe-mi-ni-za-ção
RORomână
feminizare
fe-mi-ni-za-re
RUРусский
женственность
zhen-st-ven-nost'
SVSvenska
effeminering
e-fe-mi-ne-ring
SWKiswahili
kujifanya mwanamke
ku-ji-fa-nya mwa-na-m-ke
TEతెలుగు
స్త్రీత్వం
s-tri-t-vam
THไทย
ทำให้เป็นผู้หญิง
thae-ma-pen-poo-ying
TLTL
pagiging babae
pa-gi-ging ba-bae
TRTürkçe
erkeksileştirme
er-ke-ksi-li-stir-me
UKУкраїнська
жінотність
zh-i-no-t-nist'
URاردو
خواتین بنانے
khaw-a-tin ba-na-ne
VITiếng Việt
phụ nữ hóa
phu-nu-hoa
ZUZU
ukuthengisa umuntu
ku-theng-i-sa um-u-ntu
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
British spelling of nominalized effemination; same pathological framing and historical use in medicalizing gender nonconformity.
Inclusive Usage
Avoid. Use 'adoption of feminine expression' or 'gender-nonconforming presentation' for neutral description.
Inclusive Alternatives
["adoption of feminine expression","gender-nonconforming presentation"]