Janegirl vs. Effeminate

Janegirlnoun

A boy who behaves in a typically girlish manner.

Effeminateadjective

Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.

Effeminateadjective

(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.

Effeminateverb

To make womanly; to unman.

Effeminateverb

(intransitive) To become womanly.

Effeminatenoun

An effeminate person.

Effeminateadjective

Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak.

Effeminateadjective

Womanlike; womanly; tender; - in a good sense.

Effeminateverb

To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.

Effeminateverb

To grow womanish or weak.

Effeminateadjective

having unsuitable feminine qualities

Effeminateadjective

characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence;

Effeminateadjective

(of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly