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Meaning of "effete" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EFFETE

From Latin effētus having produced young, hence, exhausted by bearing, from fētus having brought forth.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EFFETE

effete  [ɪˈfiːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EFFETE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Effete is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EFFETE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of effete in the English dictionary

The first definition of effete in the dictionary is weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement. Other definition of effete is exhausted of vitality or strength; worn out; spent. Effete is also no longer capable of reproduction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EFFETE


beat
biːt
complete
kəmˈpliːt
defeat
dɪˈfiːt
delete
dɪˈliːt
eat
iːt
elite
ɪˈliːt
feat
fiːt
feet
fiːt
flatfeet
ˈflætˌfiːt
heat
hiːt
meat
miːt
meet
miːt
petite
pəˈtiːt
redefeat
ˌriːdɪˈfiːt
repeat
rɪˈpiːt
seat
siːt
sheet
ʃiːt
splayfeet
ˈspleɪfiːt
street
striːt
suffete
ˈsʌfiːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EFFETE

effectuate
effectuation
effeir
effeminacy
effeminate
effeminately
effeminateness
effeminize
effendi
efference
efferent
efferently
effervesce
effervescence
effervescency
effervescent
effervescently
effervescible
effetely
effeteness

WORDS THAT END LIKE EFFETE

Albacete
athlete
compete
concrete
Crete
discrete
incomplete
jete
kete
machete
mete
nete
obsolete
Papeete
Pete
reinforced concrete
replete
rete
secrete
tete

Synonyms and antonyms of effete in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EFFETE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «effete» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of effete

Translation of «effete» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EFFETE

Find out the translation of effete to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of effete from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «effete» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没落
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

effete
570 millions of speakers

English

effete
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अशक्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изнеженный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

effete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Effete
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kraftlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

退廃的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

effete
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Effete
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முற்றிலும் களைத்துப் போன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरूपयोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

köhne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

logoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezpłodny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зніжений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

effete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαντλημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitgeput
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

effete
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

effete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of effete

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFETE»

The term «effete» is regularly used and occupies the 71.302 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFETE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «effete» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «effete» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about effete

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EFFETE»

Discover the use of effete in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to effete and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Table of the provincial statutes in force, or which have ...
Cornwall and L'Orignal Post Road, grant for. — Effete. Cap. 53. — London and River St. Cladi Road, grant for. — Effete. Cap. 54. — Kettle Creek Harbour, grant for. — Effete. Cap. 55. — Newcastle District Inland Navigation, grant for. — Effete.
Ontario, Gustavus William Wicksteed, 1856
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Tables Relative to the Acts and Ordinances of Lower-Canada
Efl'ete. Cap. 7. — Census, for taking in the year 1825. — Effete. Cap. 8. — Ordinances, Appropriation for defraying the Expense of printing certain. — Effete. Cap. 9. — Education Societies, at Quebec and Montreal, Appropriation for. — Effete.
Québec (Province). Commissioners for revising the statutes and ordinances of Lower Canada, 1843
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Conceptualizing Metaphors: On Charles Peirce’s Marginalia
In other words, it animates the effete mind«s effects. (This is not the play of the searching self that enjoys a far greater freedom.) Then how can a dreamer sometimestalkofand interpret absolutely unknown/unseenoccurrences that have indeed ...
Ivan Mladenov, 2014
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Tables relative to the acts and ordinances of Lower-Canada: ...
Effete. Cap. 7. — Census, for taking in the year 1825. — Effete. Cap. 8. — Ordinances, Appropriation for defraying the Expense of printing certain. — Effele. Cap. 9. — Education Societies, at Quebec and Montreal, Appropriation for. — Effete.
Québec (Province), 1843
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London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
tern, the animal matter which has become effete — that is to say, worn out, and no longer capable of being adapted to the support of living action or structure. The blood communicates also, through the medium of the respiratory system, with ...
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The Christian Observer
Is it effete, then, in Madagascar? Is it effete in Italy? Yon see what a country Italy is now become ; you see how the Italians are now grasping at the word of God : and although they have not tin-own off the trammels of the Church of Rome, they  ...
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Table of the provincial statutes and ordinances in force or ...
Cap. 9. — Education Societies, at Quebec and Montreal, appropriation for. — Effete. Cap. 10? — Houses of Correction. — It continued 57 G. 3,c. 10, (which see ) 58 G. 3, c. 14 — and 3 G. 4, c, 32, and was made permanent with those Acts by 3, ...
Gustavus William Wicksteed, Lower Canada, 1857
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Garner's Modern American Usage
See female. effete, now a skunked term, has traditionally meant “worn out, barren , exhausted”—e.g.: • “In contrast, many of the new album's icily elegant, minorchord-driven tunes sound uninspired, effete, even cynical—older indeed, but not ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Aviary Slag: Stories
How I DISCOVERED MANY THINGS AND BECAME WELL- KNOWN FOR HELPING THE INFIRM IN MOMENTS OF EXPLOSION I was the sort of melancholic whose greatest joy was in glamorizing the effete. Give me an effete, I would say, I'll ...
Jacques Servin, 1996
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Metaphysical Healing
It is only because the bowels become clogged with effete matter; the blood is charged with it; the whole system, the very tissue is permeated with it; it is for this reason and this reason only that cholera is a menace to life and health. Let us see ...
A. S. Raleigh, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EFFETE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term effete is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Spoils Before Dying: “Murder in B-Flat”
Chin Han's casting as an effete Mexico City gangster, especially given Deleon's imprecise, vaguely European accent that lists sometimes ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
2
Maine has abandoned a government based on good will
Nor is it an effete, sentimental kind of love, as might be misunderstood and misapplied by conservative and liberal alike, but the love of one who ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Politico Essay on the South Cruel and Demeaning
Of course, noting his five generations of Texas lineage, the effete Mr. Lind implies that he did manage to escape to a better world. In his article ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
4
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: the night that Sin City came to Manhattan
All Europeans of a certain age must occasionally tire of effete old civilisations and their medieval cobwebs. That is when we need to fly to the ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
5
Theater review: Santa Cruz Shakespeare opens season with …
Using a slight Southern accent, Pickering's Dogberry is charmingly clueless and effete. Likewise, the young Boy Scout troop he marshals to ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Federer, Clarke show different ways to be a 'hard bastard'
They think that it shows that they want to win, that they are not effete. They look at those who refuse to indulge in these antics as a bit soft and ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
24 actors who played convincing siblings
In a moment, Niles comes sharply into focus: an effete, Cheers-less version of his (relatively) rougher older brother, he nimbly reflects and ... «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
8
A Benefit for Brain Injury in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
We had gator bites, boudin, shrimp fondeaux, effete, and so much more! For dessert we had sweet potato pecan pie, and it was simply amazing ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Love It Or Hate It, The Jeep Cherokee's New Look Isn't Going …
The essential seven-bar grille looks thinly drawn here; what was once a point of pride for Jeep is now an effete afterthought." Anyone who loves ... «The Car Connection, Jul 15»
10
Unstarched Shirt
The connotations of polo are elite but not effete. What is a polo player if not an aristocrat fused with a cowboy? And yet a ''polo shirt'' sounds ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Effete [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/effete>. May 2024 ».
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