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effete
ef·fete E0049200 (ĭ-fēt′)adj.1. a. Characterized by extreme refinement or self-indulgence, often to the point of unworldiness or decadence: "the effete taste of people surfeited with expensive comforts" (R.P.T. Davenport-Hines).b. Having or reflecting an attitude of social superiority; pretentious or snobbish: "Throughout its amateur era tennis was a country club sport, denigrated as elitist and effete" (Stuart Miller).2. Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted: the effete monarchies of Europe.3. Effeminate: "As a manly adventurer ... [Saint Paul] seemed the perfect rebuttal to our great, if unspoken, fear that the celibate vocation was effete" (James Carroll).4. Archaic No longer productive; infertile.
[Latin effētus, worn out, exhausted : ex-, ex- + fētus, bearing young, pregnant; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
ef·fete′ly adv.ef·fete′ness n.effete (ɪˈfiːt) adj1. weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement: an effete academic. 2. exhausted of vitality or strength; worn out; spent3. (Biology) (of animals or plants) no longer capable of reproduction[C17: from Latin effētus having produced young, hence, exhausted by bearing, from fētus having brought forth; see fetus] efˈfetely adv efˈfeteness nef•fete (ɪˈfit)
adj. 1. lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society. 2. exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out. 3. unable to produce; sterile. [1615–25; < Latin effēta exhausted from bearing =ef- ef- + fēta having given birth, feminine past participle of lost v.; see fetus] ef•fete′ly, adv. ef•fete′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | effete - marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"decadentindulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents" |
effeteadjective weak, cowardly, feeble, ineffectual, decrepit, spineless, enfeebled, weak-kneed (informal), enervated, overrefined, chicken-hearted, wimpish or wimpy (informal) a charming but effete young manTranslationseffete
effete (of animals or plants) no longer capable of reproduction effete
Synonyms for effeteadj weakSynonyms- weak
- cowardly
- feeble
- ineffectual
- decrepit
- spineless
- enfeebled
- weak-kneed
- enervated
- overrefined
- chicken-hearted
- wimpish or wimpy
Synonyms for effeteadj marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decaySynonymsRelated Words |