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- EFFETE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Effete derives from Latin effetus, meaning "no longer fruitful," and for a brief time in English it was used to describe an animal no longer capable of producing offspring For most of its existence in English, however, the use of "effete" has been entirely figurative
- EFFETE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
adjective lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent an effete, overrefined society exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out an effete political force
- EFFETE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
EFFETE definition: 1 weak and without much power: 2 more typical of a woman than of a man 3 weak and without much… Learn more
- EFFETE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe someone as effete, you are criticizing them for being weak and powerless
- Effete - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Effete is a disapproving term meaning decadent and self-indulgent, even useless The stereotype of the rugged Westerner is just as false as the one of the effete East Coast liberal The origin of the word effete is a little unexpected
- effete - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
effete (comparative more effete, superlative most effete) (obsolete, of substances, quantities etc) exhausted, spent, worn-out Synonyms: low, used up; see also Thesaurus: depleted
- effete adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of effete adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Effete Definition Meaning | YourDictionary
Effete definition: Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted
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