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SISSINESS

• SISSINESS (noun)
The noun SISSINESS has 1 sense:

1. the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

Familiarity information: SISSINESS used as a noun is very rare.

• SISSINESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

effeminacy; effeminateness; sissiness; unmanliness; womanishness; softness

Context examples:

the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy / he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him

Hypernyms ("sissiness" is a kind of...):

femininity; muliebrity (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sissiness"):

emasculation (loss of power and masculinity)

"Cut your coat according to your cloth."
(English proverb)
"Have not want not."
(Lee Field Walstad)
"The ideal phrase is that which is short and to the point."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't judge the dog by its fur."
(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of muliebrity
Definition of derogation
Definition of emasculation
Definition of depreciation
Pronunciation of femininity

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