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Effeminate vs Flitty - What's the difference?

effeminate | flitty |

In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between effeminate and flitty

is that effeminate is (archaic) to make womanly; to unman while flitty is (archaic) unstable, fluttering.

As adjectives the difference between effeminate and flitty

is that effeminate is (often|derogatory|of a man or boy) having behaviour or mannerisms considered unmasculine or typical of a woman or girl; feminine while flitty is (archaic) unstable, fluttering.

As a verb effeminate

is (archaic) to make womanly; to unman.

effeminate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Having behaviour or mannerisms considered unmasculine or typical of a woman or girl; feminine.
  • * Bishop Hurd
    • An effeminate and unmanly foppery.
  • (obsolete) womanly; tender
  • * Shakespeare
    • Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse.

    Synonyms

    * camp * swish

    Verb

    (effeminat)
  • (archaic) To make womanly; to unman.
  • * , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.134:
    • the studie of sciences doth more weaken and effeminate mens minds, than corroborate and adapt them to warre.
  • * John Locke
    • It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds.

    Related terms

    * effeminacy ----

    flitty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (archaic) unstable, fluttering
  • Ostentatiously effeminate
  • * {{quote-news, year=1995, date=September 8, author=Peter Margasak, title=Edwyn Collins, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=His once flitty warble has deepened into a quavery David Bowie/Iggy Pop croon, and it perfectly suits the new record's mix of quasi soul and somber guitar pop. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=1999, date=December 24, author=Albert Williams, title=Lean and Mean, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=In each scenario, the mother worries whether her flitty son (Garcia) will ever marry. " }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2001, date=February 23, author=Albert Williams, title=Springtime for Mel Brooks, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Some observers may be taken aback by Brooks's treatment of homosexuality: while the subject was only a side theme in the movie, here it's placed front and center in the character of Roger and his flitty "common-law assistant," Carmen Ghia. }}

    Synonyms

    (ostentatiously homosexual)

    References

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