In Shakespeare's time, male actors who were skilled at acting effeminately were cast to play female roles. From LearnThat.org.
This term is correctly translated to the word effeminate or weak. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In other cultures he might be described as effeminate and, therefore, be an object of derision. From Wordnik.com. [The Kaisho]
But both Lionel and Adrian are described as "effeminate". From Wordnik.com. [Note: gender and sex] Reference
World is 'effeminate' thanks to men's fashion, says President's daughter. From Wordnik.com. [Is this feminine?] Reference
In the King James the first English translation, the term used is "effeminate". From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Methodist bishop to local pastor: Gay is not exactly OK | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com] Reference
A kind of effeminate vanity, not uncommon with daring natures. From Wordnik.com. [Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Complete] Reference
Nothing "effeminate" here, for those who prefer their Debussy. From Wordnik.com. [Audiophile Audition Headlines] Reference
And why do you assume someone who is "effeminate" is acting …?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Along the way, Stojko takes shots at "effeminate" choreographers too. From Wordnik.com. [The Bilerico Project] Reference
You also accused, basically, the whole nation of being "effeminate" for not supporting. From Wordnik.com. [Liblogs.ca latest blog entries] Reference
There was a kind of effeminate grace about him; the fancies peculiar to wealthy invalids were also noticeable. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic Skin] Reference
"In actual fact, there is nothing" effeminate "about the play. From Wordnik.com. [r_urell: William F. Buckley: Father of Modern "Conservatism"] Reference
"effeminate" skating styles and body language (he actually mentions wrists) should get out of the sport. From Wordnik.com. [The Bilerico Project] Reference
"effeminate" and hence threatening to cultural order, especially to the hierarchies of social class and gender. From Wordnik.com. [Lewis/Gounod's Bleeding Nonne: An Introduction and Translation of the Scribe/Delavigne Libretto] Reference
It almost looked effeminate, like women's lingerie. From Wordnik.com. [A Klan Auction, and a Lesson] Reference
To say that they are effeminate would be incorrect. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sport in China Second Edition] Reference
Some men who knew gowns disgusted her by their effeminate air. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"He was slightly effeminate but very sure of his personality.". From Wordnik.com. [Young, Gay and Murdered] Reference
In my view, that doesn't make me effeminate, weird, or exceptional. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Koh: Redefining Manliness] Reference
Their soul shall die in a storm, and their life among the effeminate. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 20: Job The Challoner Revision] Reference
The camp needs to get the guys away from their effeminate backgrounds. From Wordnik.com. [William K. Black: Sport: The Gay Antidote?] Reference
I've got very effeminate ways, and my hair was like Dusty Springfield's. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
But for all his toughness, he did have a touch of the effeminate about him. From Wordnik.com. [Panthera pardus] Reference
Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 27: Isaias The Challoner Revision] Reference
The south wind is full of longing and unrest and effeminate suggestions of luxurious ease. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
'Ecrigneule' is a word of the Langrois dialect, signifying a puny, sickly, effeminate being. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Plain and simple, some men are (adj.) effeminate, and some are just plain (adj.) putrescent. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of a Lost Girl] Reference
Shut up in your attic, you insensibly surround yourself with a thousand effeminate indulgences. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"You don't find them too effeminate?" he asks, adding, "Someone in your field can get away with them.". From Wordnik.com. [Nixon and Bush] Reference
I look at home movies of myself back then, and I was a very thin, effeminate boy, but extremely happy. From Wordnik.com. ['It Stuns Me'] Reference
There were pedophilia jokes, of course, and lots of imitations of his famous, somewhat effeminate voice. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From America: Rob Long] Reference
And the remnant also of the effeminate, who remained in the days of Asa, his father, he took out of the land. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 11: 3 Kings The Challoner Revision] Reference
They wanted to see his effeminate coif destroyed, his perfumed body beaten and violently slammed to the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Hello, Gorgeous] Reference
And he took away the effeminate out of the land, and removed all the filth of the idols, which his fathers had made. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 11: 3 Kings The Challoner Revision] Reference
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