Effeminise (Verb)
Meaning
To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The designer's use of pastel colors and lace tends to effeminise the male models who wear the clothes on the runway.
- His high-pitched voice has led many to wonder if certain factors in his life contributed to effeminise him.
- The dramatic art of ballet has often been used to consciously effeminise male dancers through movement, posture and appearance.
- The artist's bold brushstrokes and use of vibrant colors somehow serve to effeminise an otherwise traditionally masculine subject.
- A traditional masculine genre, this particular rendition of heavy metal seems to subtly effeminise the genre through softer melodies.