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feminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fem-i-nate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feminine; (also) effeminate, womanish.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested circa 1533; borrowed from Latin fēminātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more feminate (comparative) most feminate (superlative)

Questions

What does feminate mean?
Feminine; (also) effeminate, womanish.
Where does feminate come from?
First attested circa 1533; borrowed from Latin fēminātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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