effeteadj.

/ɛˈfiːt/

Forms: Also 1600s effœte.

Etymology: < Latin effētus that has brought forth young, hence worn out by bearing, exhausted, < ex out + fētus breeding.

†1. Of animals: That has ceased to bring forth offspring. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > [adjective]

yelda1100

barrenc1200

geldc1225

untudderya1325

unfruitinga1400

infecundc1420

unfruitfula1425

fruitlessa1513

infertile1598

abortive1601

sterile1612

effete1621

deaf1633

improlifical1646

subventaneous1652

improlifica1661

unprolific1672

unfructifying1827

subfertile1846

agenesic1864

eggless1904

shy1905

radiosterilized1960

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness ii. vi. 39 The Earth..grown effete and old Hardly bears small ones [i.e. men] now.

1701 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 3) i. 129 The Animal becomes barren and effete.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 165 Hens..after three years become effete and barren.

figurative.1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iv. i. v. 447 Nature is not effeate..to bestow all her gifts vpon an age.1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 289 Even she [France], the mother of monsters..shews symptoms of being almost effete.1830 Blackwood's Mag. 27 410 Wonder-producers in youth generally become in manhood effete even of common births.1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes vi. 327 Nature..was as if effete now; could not any longer produce Great Men.

a. transferred. Of material substances: That has lost its special quality or virtue; exhausted, worn out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > worn out

perusedc1475

withered1488

laboured1535

outworn1597

worn-out1612

effete1662

frazzled1872

jacked-up1874

crocky1906

bummed1907

rim-racked1916

shot1933

beaten-up1941

beat-up1946

clapped1946

1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar v. 100 The [Chocolata] Paste alone grows effœte, and insipid.

1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 152 That imprison'd and Effœte Air, within the Green-house.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 106 It..grows more effete or less smart to taste.

1828 H. Steuart Planter's Guide 187 The Lime is rendered nearly effete and powerless.

1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. I. 12 Animals and plants are ever throwing off effete particles from their organisms.

b. Of strength, vital power: Spent, worn out.

ΚΠ

1765 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 359 Till all the vigour..of that monarch of the grove [the oak] be effete and near exhausted.

3. figurative. Of persons in an intellectual sense, of systems, etc.: That has exhausted its vigour and energy; incapable of efficient action. Also, of persons: weak, ineffectual; degenerate. More recently, effeminate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective

deadc1380

virtuelessa1393

uneffectuous1549

inefficace1570

limping1577

unprevailing1604

inficient1609

weak1609

unofficious1611

penny farthing1615

invalidable1634

invalid1635

unprevalent1640

ineffectible1650

ineffective1651

inefficacious1658

insignificant1661

uneffective1670

popgun1690

foible1715

unefficacious1744

inefficient1750

ineffectual1785

effete1790

foisonlessc1817

puttering1857

non-effective1862

non-efficient1863

shaftless1881

powder puff1911

fouled-up1942

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will

nesheOE

feeblec1200

softc1275

weaka1425

infirm1526

lithya1533

unheaded1577

spiritless1595

pappy1597

irresolute1600

marrowless1607

seducible1613

wax-nosedc1615

unsinewy?1623

reedy1628

swayable1642

short-spirited1647

weak-headed1654

lath-backed1676

will-less?1680

tiffany-trader1702

weak-minded1716

lax1751

lax-fibred1762

nerveless1783

wishy-washy1801

marcid1822

molluscous1836

boneless1848

weedy1849

putty-headed1857

flabby1862

weak-kneed1863

fibreless1864

invertebrate1867

chinless1881

backboneless1882

featherweight1885

spineless1885

weak-willed1885

totter-kneed1887

akratic1896

effete1905

weakling1906

gutless1915

willowish1919

Milquetoast1932

nannified1960

ball-less1967

the world > people > person > man > [adjective] > effeminate man

womanisha1393

womanlike1440

feminatea1533

effeminate1549

womanlike1565

cockney1573

feminine1614

androgynous1628

muliebrious1652

petit maître1729

Miss Nancyish1855

gynaecomorphous1865

gynandrous1878

girly-girly1882

nancified1901

wimbly-wambly1929

tapette1930

queeny1936

female1940

poofed-up1964

pansy-ass1976

wussy1977

effete1981

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 228 They find the old governments effete, worn out.

1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Lect. in Wks. (1906) II. 295 It [gardening] is the fine art which is left for us, now that sculpture, painting..have become effete.

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. 226 Pray accept your effete English aristocrat.

1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness xv. 143 But the monastic system..is now effete altogether.

1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel xvi. 147 Those happy days of courtship, before he had become the lazy nincompoop, the effete fop, whose life seemed spent in card and supper rooms.

1958 ‘A. Burgess’ Enemy in Blanket i, in Malayan Trilogy (1964) 176 The intrepid British of the past... Ah, they were becoming an effete race. The least thing upset them now.

1964 A. Wykes Gambling vii. 158 The king's appearance has also changed from that of a black man with a fierce expression..to a somewhat effete white fellow with sensual nostrils.

1981 Economist 6 June 18 Cool, practical and macho in the open air, indoors the uniform tends to trip the wearer up, needs gathering up like a skirt, and looks a trifle effete.

Derivatives

eˈffeteness n. exhaustion, worn-out condition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > state or condition

ebbc1400

decayc1460

witheredness1535

decadencec1550

autumn1590

fall1590

dotage1606

twilight1609

pejority1615

decadency1632

atrophy1653

effeteness1862

wallow1934

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy

weakness1526

uneffectualness1598

inefficacy1623

inefficaciousness1646

ineffectualness1650

ineffectuality1670

inefficacity1721

inefficiency1749

inefficience1797

effeteness1862

1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 274 The effeteness of this Mantchoo dynasty.

1876 Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. 6 June The mummy-like effeteness..of Ultramontanism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	effete
释义	effeteadj. /ɛˈfiːt/ Forms: Also 1600s effœte. Etymology: < Latin effētus that has brought forth young, hence worn out by bearing, exhausted, < ex out + fētus breeding. †1. Of animals: That has ceased to bring forth offspring. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > [adjective] yelda1100 barrenc1200 geldc1225 untudderya1325 unfruitinga1400 infecundc1420 unfruitfula1425 fruitlessa1513 infertile1598 abortive1601 sterile1612 effete1621 deaf1633 improlifical1646 subventaneous1652 improlifica1661 unprolific1672 unfructifying1827 subfertile1846 agenesic1864 eggless1904 shy1905 radiosterilized1960 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness ii. vi. 39 The Earth..grown effete and old Hardly bears small ones [i.e. men] now. 1701 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 3) i. 129 The Animal becomes barren and effete. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 165 Hens..after three years become effete and barren. figurative.1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iv. i. v. 447 Nature is not effeate..to bestow all her gifts vpon an age.1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 289 Even she [France], the mother of monsters..shews symptoms of being almost effete.1830 Blackwood's Mag. 27 410 Wonder-producers in youth generally become in manhood effete even of common births.1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes vi. 327 Nature..was as if effete now; could not any longer produce Great Men. 2. a. transferred. Of material substances: That has lost its special quality or virtue; exhausted, worn out. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > worn out perusedc1475 withered1488 laboured1535 outworn1597 worn-out1612 effete1662 frazzled1872 jacked-up1874 crocky1906 bummed1907 rim-racked1916 shot1933 beaten-up1941 beat-up1946 clapped1946 1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar v. 100 The [Chocolata] Paste alone grows effœte, and insipid. 1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 152 That imprison'd and Effœte Air, within the Green-house. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 106 It..grows more effete or less smart to taste. 1828 H. Steuart Planter's Guide 187 The Lime is rendered nearly effete and powerless. 1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. I. 12 Animals and plants are ever throwing off effete particles from their organisms. b. Of strength, vital power: Spent, worn out. ΚΠ 1765 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 359 Till all the vigour..of that monarch of the grove [the oak] be effete and near exhausted. 3. figurative. Of persons in an intellectual sense, of systems, etc.: That has exhausted its vigour and energy; incapable of efficient action. Also, of persons: weak, ineffectual; degenerate. More recently, effeminate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective deadc1380 virtuelessa1393 uneffectuous1549 inefficace1570 limping1577 unprevailing1604 inficient1609 weak1609 unofficious1611 penny farthing1615 invalidable1634 invalid1635 unprevalent1640 ineffectible1650 ineffective1651 inefficacious1658 insignificant1661 uneffective1670 popgun1690 foible1715 unefficacious1744 inefficient1750 ineffectual1785 effete1790 foisonlessc1817 puttering1857 non-effective1862 non-efficient1863 shaftless1881 powder puff1911 fouled-up1942 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will nesheOE feeblec1200 softc1275 weaka1425 infirm1526 lithya1533 unheaded1577 spiritless1595 pappy1597 irresolute1600 marrowless1607 seducible1613 wax-nosedc1615 unsinewy?1623 reedy1628 swayable1642 short-spirited1647 weak-headed1654 lath-backed1676 will-less?1680 tiffany-trader1702 weak-minded1716 lax1751 lax-fibred1762 nerveless1783 wishy-washy1801 marcid1822 molluscous1836 boneless1848 weedy1849 putty-headed1857 flabby1862 weak-kneed1863 fibreless1864 invertebrate1867 chinless1881 backboneless1882 featherweight1885 spineless1885 weak-willed1885 totter-kneed1887 akratic1896 effete1905 weakling1906 gutless1915 willowish1919 Milquetoast1932 nannified1960 ball-less1967 the world > people > person > man > [adjective] > effeminate man womanisha1393 womanlike1440 feminatea1533 effeminate1549 womanlike1565 cockney1573 feminine1614 androgynous1628 muliebrious1652 petit maître1729 Miss Nancyish1855 gynaecomorphous1865 gynandrous1878 girly-girly1882 nancified1901 wimbly-wambly1929 tapette1930 queeny1936 female1940 poofed-up1964 pansy-ass1976 wussy1977 effete1981 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 228 They find the old governments effete, worn out. View more context for this quotation 1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Lect. in Wks. (1906) II. 295 It [gardening] is the fine art which is left for us, now that sculpture, painting..have become effete. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. 226 Pray accept your effete English aristocrat. 1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness xv. 143 But the monastic system..is now effete altogether. 1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel xvi. 147 Those happy days of courtship, before he had become the lazy nincompoop, the effete fop, whose life seemed spent in card and supper rooms. 1958 ‘A. Burgess’ Enemy in Blanket i, in Malayan Trilogy (1964) 176 The intrepid British of the past... Ah, they were becoming an effete race. The least thing upset them now. 1964 A. Wykes Gambling vii. 158 The king's appearance has also changed from that of a black man with a fierce expression..to a somewhat effete white fellow with sensual nostrils. 1981 Economist 6 June 18 Cool, practical and macho in the open air, indoors the uniform tends to trip the wearer up, needs gathering up like a skirt, and looks a trifle effete. Derivatives eˈffeteness n. exhaustion, worn-out condition. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > state or condition ebbc1400 decayc1460 witheredness1535 decadencec1550 autumn1590 fall1590 dotage1606 twilight1609 pejority1615 decadency1632 atrophy1653 effeteness1862 wallow1934 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy weakness1526 uneffectualness1598 inefficacy1623 inefficaciousness1646 ineffectualness1650 ineffectuality1670 inefficacity1721 inefficiency1749 inefficience1797 effeteness1862 1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 274 The effeteness of this Mantchoo dynasty. 1876 Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. 6 June The mummy-like effeteness..of Ultramontanism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1621
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