Effeminizing

/ɪˈfɛmɪnaɪzɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

American English present participle: tending to cause someone or something to become effeminate; having the quality of making unmanly.

Etymology

American English present participle of 'effeminize,' following standard American gerund formation with '-ing' suffix applied to the American spelled verbal stem.

Kelly Says

When historians write about 'effeminizing influences' in 19th-century society, this word shows up, but you can hear in the language itself how much the writer is adopting an old moral judgment rather than describing something neutral.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሴትነት አድርገው
set-net ad-ri-gew
ARالعربية
يُؤنّث
yu-un-nith
BNবাংলা
মহিলাত্বমূলক
mo-hila-tva-mook
CACatalà
feminitzant
fe-mi-ni-tzant
CSČeština
feminizující
fe-mi-ni-zu-ju-ji
DADansk
feminiserende
fe-mi-ni-se-ren-de
DEDeutsch
verweichlichend
fer-vaɪ̯-klı-lə-nd
ELΕλληνικά
γυναικείος
koy-nay-kee-os
ESEspañol
afeminizante
a-fe-mi-ni-zan-te
FAفارسی
زنانه‌ساز
z-e-na-neh-sa-z
FISuomi
feminoiva
fe-mi-noi-va
FRFrançais
féminisant
fe-mi-ni-san
GUGU
સ્ત્રીલક્ષી બનાવવું
stree-lakshī ba-naav-vu
HAHA
yiyye
yi-ye
HEעברית
מַשְתַּרֵשׁ
ma-shtar-esh
HIहिन्दी
स्त्रीत्व प्रदान करने वाला
stree-tv pra-daan kar-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
nőiesítő
no-i-es-i-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
mempengaruhi sifat feminin
men-pa-nyuh-gai si-fat fe-mi-nin
IGIG
nwere ụmụ nwanyị
nwe-re umu n-wa-nyị
ITItaliano
effeminante
e-fe-mi-na-nte
JA日本語
女性化させる
じょせい化させる
KKKK
адамды әйелдейт
adam-dy ayel-dey-t
KMKM
ធ្វើជាស្រី
thv-eu-cha-srei
KO한국어
여성화시키는
yeo-seong-hwa-si-ki-neun
MRMR
स्त्रीत्वाची
stree-tvachi
MSBahasa Melayu
mempengaruhi sifat feminin
mem-pa-nyuh-gai si-fat fe-mi-nin
MYမြန်မာ
မိသားစု ဖြစ်
mi-tha-sa-su hpyit
NLNederlands
feminiserend
fe-mi-ni-ze-rend
NONorsk
feminiserende
fe-mi-ni-se-ren-de
PAPA
ਮਹਿਲਾ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ
mahila bana-au-na
PLPolski
emancypujący
e-man-cy-pu-y-chi
PTPortuguês
afeminizante
a-fe-mi-ni-zan-te
RORomână
feminizant
fe-mi-ni-zant
RUРусский
женственичающий
zhen-stvye-ni-cha-yushchiy
SVSvenska
feminiserande
fe-mi-ni-se-ran-de
SWKiswahili
kufanya kuwa mwanamke
ku-fan-ya kuwa mwa-na-m-ke
TAதமிழ்
பெண்மை
pen-mai
TEతెలుగు
స్త్రీలత
stree-lata
THไทย
ทำให้เป็นผู้หญิง
cha-thae-ben-poo-ying
TLTL
ipinapakita ang pagka babae
i-pi-na-pa-ki-ta ang pag-ka ba-bae
TRTürkçe
kadınlaştıran
kadin-laş-tır-an
UKУкраїнська
жіночуватий
zhino-chu-va-tyy
URاردو
خواتین بنانے والا
khawateen banaane wa-la
VITiếng Việt
phụ nữ hóa
phu-nu-hoa
YOYO
ṣe àwọn ẹni tí ó ni ẹ̀yà
şe àwọn ẹni tí ó ni ẹ̀yà
ZH中文
使女性化
shǐ nǚxìnghuà
ZUZU
ukuthi ibe ngane
u-ku-thi i-be ng-ane

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

American present participle; same active process bias as other variants.

Inclusive Usage

Avoid. Use 'adopting feminine expression' or 'expressing gender nonconformity'.

Inclusive Alternatives

["adopting feminine expression","expressing gender nonconformity"]

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