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Definitions for Effete

[1] lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
[2] exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out: an effete political force.
[3] unable to produce; sterile.
[4] weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement an effete academic
[5] exhausted of vitality or strength; worn out; spent
[6] (of animals or plants) no longer capable of reproduction

Words related to Effete

corrupt, debased, decadent, decayed, decrepit, degenerate, dissipated, dissolute, drained, enervated, feeble, immoral, obsolete, soft, spent, washed-out, wasted, weak, declining, enfeebled

Words nearby Effete

efferent vessel, effervesce, effervescence, effervescent, effervescent salt, effete, efficacious, efficacity, efficacy, efficiency, efficiency apartment

Origin of Effete

1615–25; < Latin effēta exhausted from bearing, equivalent to ef- ef- + fēta having brought forth, feminine past participle of lost v.; see fetus

Words that may be confused with Effete

effeminate, effete, feminine, womanish, womanly, (see, synonym, study, at, womanly)

Other words from Effete

ef·fete·ly , adverb
ef·fete·ness , noun
non·ef·fete , adjective
non·ef·fete·ly , adverb
non·ef·fete·ness , noun
un·ef·fete , adjective
un·ef·fete·ness , noun

Word origin for Effete

C17: from Latin effētus having produced young, hence, exhausted by bearing, from fētus having brought forth; see fetus

Synonyms for Effete

burnt out, corrupt, debased, decadent, decayed, declining, decrepit, degenerate, dissipated, dissolute, drained, enervated, enfeebled, far-gone, feeble, immoral, obsolete, overrefined, overripe, played out, soft, spent, vitiated, washed-out, wasted, weak, worn out