HyperDic: effete

English > 2 senses of the word effete:
ADJECTIVEalleffeteaffected, overrefined, and effeminate
alleffetedeprived of vigor and the ability to be effective
effete > pronunciation
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English > effete: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningAffected, overrefined, and effeminate.
Example"the young man spoke in effete, accented English"
Broaderrefined(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
English > effete: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningDeprived of vigor and the ability to be effective.
Example"fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished"
Broaderimpotentlacking power or ability

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