Hyphenation of effeminate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word effeminate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

ef-fem-i-nate

Definitions of effeminate:

1.	Having unsuitable feminine qualities

Synonyms of effeminate:

adj	emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy, unmanly, unmanful, unmanlike
adj	weak, soft

Last hyphenations of this language

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