Aristotle, 384-322 BC, in Nicomachean Ethics, used malakos to describe lack of restraint and excessive enjoyment of bodily pleasures. Aristotle wrote: He “who pursues the excesses of things pleasant, and shuns those of things painful, of hunger and thirst and heat and cold and all the objects of touch and taste that men are called ‘soft

Effeminate definition, (of a man or man) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy. See more.

The Sissy Villain, as his name would suggest, is a man whose heart is as twisted as his wrist is limp. Due to social stigmas against male femininity and “unmanliness”, there’s a strong tendency in fiction to assign effeminate traits to villains: flammanant mannerisms, delicate voices, light builds, prissiness, femininely pretty looks

Women today are becoming increasingly fond of effeminate men and the trend is most evident among male pop stars in popular TV plays.

Sissy is a pejorative term, especially in the U.S., for an effeminate man or man, with connotations of being homosexual or cowardly

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Effeminacy is the manifestation of traits in a man or man that are more often associated with feminine nature, behavior, mannerism, style, or gender roles rather than with masculine nature, behavior, mannerisms, style or roles.

The Camp Gay trope as used in popular culture. The epitome of a stereotypical gay man. He’s flammanant in his dress, speech, mannerisms, and interests. He …

It’s not gay if you’re both totally straight. Pat (69): I have a 15-year collection of Playman magazines. I don’t think gay people subscribe to Playman.. Mike (50): I don’t want the effeminate ones, I want the manly guys.