Effeminacy, n.; pl. Effeminacies.
Etymology: [From Effeminate.]
Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. Milton.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists effeminacy only as an antonym, under prowess.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given