effete
[ ih-feet ]
/ ɪˈfit /
adjective
lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out: an effete political force.
unable to produce; sterile.
Origin of effete
OTHER WORDS FROM effete
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH effete
effeminate effete feminine womanish womanly (see synonym study at womanly)Words nearby effete
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British Dictionary definitions for effete
effete
/ (ɪˈfiːt) /
adjective
weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement
an effete academic
exhausted of vitality or strength; worn out; spent
(of animals or plants) no longer capable of reproduction
Derived forms of effete
effetely, adverb effeteness, nounWord Origin for effete
C17: from Latin
effētus having produced young, hence, exhausted by bearing, from
fētus having brought forth; see
fetus